23 cases of coronavirus among Iranian lawmakers – report

An Iranian lawmaker reportedly tells colleagues to stop their contact with public as there are 23 cases of the new coronavirus among parliament members.

Lawmaker Abdolreza Mesri is quoted making the statement by Iranian state television’s Young Journalists Club program.

The comment comes as Iran’s supreme leader put the country on war footing against the virus outbreak, which is the deadliest outside of China.

— AP

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