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Coronavirus Surge Sends Iran to IMF for First Time in 60 Years

More than 400 people across Iran have died of the disease
Iran urges the fund to give it immediate access to $5 billion

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By Golnar Motevalli

March 12, 2020 at 9:02 AM UTC

Updated on

March 12, 2020 at 3:49 PM UTC

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Iran is seeking financial aid from the International Monetary Fund for the first time since the 1960s as it tries to fight a major outbreak of the coronavirus.