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Saeed Namaki
A cemetery worker prepares new graves at the Behesht-e-Zahra cemetery on the outskirts of the Iranian capital, Tehran, Iran, November 1, 2020. (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP)
December 3, 2020, 3:29 pm
Coronavirus case tally in Iran tops 1 million
49,348 people have reportedly died of COVID-19 since February in hardest hit Middle East country, though even health minister says number is likely much higher
By Ahmad Parhizi
Medics tend to a COVID-19 patient at the Shohadaye Tajrish Hospital in Tehran, Iran, October 14, 2020. (Akbar Badrkhani/Iranian Health Ministry via AP)
October 26, 2020, 12:36 pm
Wary of angering public, Iran has few ways to contain virus
Tehran government has little room to apply lockdown restrictions as economy has already been ravaged by US sanctions applied over nuclear deal spat
By Isabel Debre
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