Iraj Harirchi: Iran’s deputy health minister infected with coronavirus
- Iran’s deputy health minister, Iraj Harirchi, has been infected with the coronavirus and has been placed under quarantine
- The health ministry disclosed that Harirchi who heads Iran‘s counter-coronavirus taskforce has tested positive for the virus
- After the announcement by the health ministry, the deputy health minister posted a video where he disclosed that he had the disease and had quarantined himself at home
Iraj Harirchi, Iran’s deputy health minister, has been infected with the coronavirus and has been placed under quarantine.
A spokesperson for the country’s health ministry on Tuesday, February 25, said the deputy health minister who heads Iran‘s counter-coronavirus taskforce has tested positive for coronavirus., The UK independent reports.
After the announcement confirming Harirchi had the virus, the deputy health minister posted a video saying he had the disease and had quarantined himself at home.
Reports have emerged that the death toll from the virus reached 17 in Iran.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng has learned that African students studying in China have called out to their governments to help them.
This call comes in the wake of the spread of the coronavirus which has infected over 70,000 people and claimed over 2000 lives in the country.
Several governments, since the outbreak of the virus, have taken steps to evacuate their citizens from the country.
A report by cfr.org, China remains Africa’s most important trading partner and its governments of the continent are concerned about the spread of the virus to the continent.
Without a doubt, the situation in China’s Wuhan province has taken a psychological toll on the about 5000 African students thee.
Many of them have expressed fears about the coronavirus as supermarkets and food joints begin to run out of food and pharmacies report a shortage of masks.
In another report, oil prices have fallen as concerns about the global spread of the coronavirus causes anxiety among investors.
Legit.ng understands that oil prices fell over 2% on Monday, February 24 as the spread of the virus left investors worried about a potential fall in demand.
With new cases recorded in Iran, Italy and South Korea, Brent crude reportedly fell by $1.42, or 2.4%, to $57.08 a barrel by 0552 GMT; U.S. crude also fell by $1.26, or 2.4%, to $52.12.
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