Published: March 19, 2020 18:46:44 | Updated: March 20, 2020 17:12:30
Iranian worshippers pray individually at a mosque, following the outbreak of coronavirus, in Tehran, Iran Mar 17, 2020. REUTERS
The new coronavirus kills one person every 10 minutes in Iran, the health ministry spokesman tweeted on Thursday, as the death toll in the Middle East worst-affected country climbed to 1,284.
"Based on our information, every 10 minutes one person dies from the coronavirus and some 50 people become infected with the virus every hour in Iran," Kianush Jahanpur tweeted, according to Reuters.
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