Iran Coronavirus Cases Almost Double as WHO Readies Larger Team
A Tehran Municipality worker cleans a bus to avoid the spread of the virus.
Photographer: Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images
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Iran continued to report higher coronavirus cases and deaths as the World Health Organization prepared to send a larger team to the country. Emirates Group, which runs the world’s biggest airline by international traffic, is encouraging staff to take leave as the outbreak saps demand for travel.
Iran, the epicenter of coronavirus in the Middle East, said the number of confirmed cases almost doubled to 978, with 54 deaths. In the capital Tehran alone, there were 170 new infections.