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Iran frees 54,000 prisoners to contain Coronavirus spread

A man walks in the city of Tehran, Iran on February 29, 2020. The country is struggling to contain one of the worst outbreaks of Coronavirus. [Reuters]

Iran yesterday temporarily released 54,000 prisoners as it raced to battle the deadly Coronavirus pummeling the Middle Eastern nation.

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