Iran's first vice president has coronavirus, IranWire reports; no official confirmation

By Reuters

Published: 06:02 pm Mar 04, 2020

A pedestrian wearing a face mask crosses a street in northern Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 1, 2020. While the new coronavirus has extended its reach across the world, geographic clusters of infections were emerging, with Iran, Italy and South Korea seeing rising cases. Photo: AP

DUBAI: The IranWire news site reported on Wednesday that Iran's first vice president Eshaq Jahangiri has tested positive for coronavirus and is undergoing treatment.

IranWire cited an 'informed source'. There was no immediate confirmation from Iranian officials. Several Iranian officials have been infected with the coronavirus and one senior official died from a coronavirus infection on Monday.

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Iran's first vice president has coronavirus, IranWire reports; no official confirmation