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A more official report of deaths in Iran (Article dated 2/19)?


Stephen Flynn

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Iran reports two coronavirus deaths, becoming 28th country or territory to report infections

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-20/iran-reports-its-first-2-cases-of-the-new-coronavirus/11982254

” Two Iranians, who tested positive earlier today for new coronavirus, died of respiratory illness," the official told Mehr.

Iran's health ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur confirmed their death on Twitter.

Iranian authorities earlier confirmed the country's first two cases of the virus shortly after reports that preliminary tests had come back positive.

ISNA news agency quoted an official in the country's health ministry, Kiyanoush Jahanpour, as saying that over the last two days, "some suspected cases of the new coronavirus were found" and the patients had been put in isolation.”

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