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23 Iranian MPs test positive for coronavirus

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

At least 23 Iranian legislators and the head of the country’s emergency medical service have tested positive for the coronavirus, in the latest spike in cases in the Islamic Republic.

Iran’s deputy speaker, Abdul Reza Misri, confirmed on Tuesday that out of the 290 MPs, 23 MPs had caught the flue-like virus.

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