One of Iran’s Vice Presidents Contracts Coronavirus: State Media

One of Iran’s Vice Presidents Contracts Coronavirus: State Media
Workers disinfect subway trains against coronavirus in Tehran, Iran, in the early morning of Feb. 26, 2020. Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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Masoumeh Ebtekar, Iran’s vice president for Women and Family Affairs, has contracted the COVID-19 coronavirus, according to state-run media.

Ebtekar, who was also an English-language spokesperson for Iran during the 1979 hostage situation, is suffering from mild symptoms and wasn’t hospitalized, said state media, CBS News reported. She is one of several Iranian officials to have contracted the virus.
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