Vice president infected with coronavirus

Iran’s Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, Masoumeh Ebtekar, has tested positive for the deadly new disease, coronavirus.

Ebtekar’s adviser, Fariba Ibtihaj, said the vice president tested positive Vice president infected with coronavirus for COVID-19 on Wednesday. 

“Everyone in the vice president’s team was also tested and the results will be available on Saturday,” she said.

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This is coming about a day after the Deputy Health Minister, Iraj Harirchi and another lawmaker, Mahmoud Sadeghi, tested positive for the coronavirus.

The number of infected people in the country reached 245 on Thursday and 26 deaths have been confirmed.

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