Iran announced Saturday that 3,076 more novel coronavirus cases had been confirmed in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 35,408. Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour told a news conference that139 more people had died from the contagious disease, raising the official death toll to 2,517. ...
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has said that the country’s health infrastructure is strong enough and prepared to counter a possible rise in COVID-19 cases. “Our health infrastructure is strong; not only has it endured the present circumstances, but our doctors and nurses are ready for a possible spike,” Rouhani said ...
