Iran Official Running Anti-Coronavirus Task Force Has Virus

Iran Official Running Anti-Coronavirus Task Force Has Virus
Men wearing protectives facemasks walk at the Shahr-i-Naw area in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Feb. 5, 2020. Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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An Iranian health minister tested positive for coronavirus as the country struggles to contain the outbreak that has left more than a dozen people dead.

In a video posted online by the state-run Fars News Agency, Iraj Harirchi, a deputy health minister, confirmed he was infected.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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