Daily Mail: Iran's deputy HEALTH minister tests positive for coronavirus after looking shaky and unwell while he played down outbreak's dangers - as death toll rises to 15 and cases are exported around the Middle East
* Iran's deputy health minister Iraj Harirchi was placed into quarantine after testing positive for coronavirus
* Comes a day after he sweated his way through a press conference while insisting outbreak is under control
* Iran has officially declared 95 cases and 15 deaths, but there are fears that the true number is much higher
* Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Iran to 'tell the truth' and cooperate with health officials over the virus
Iran's deputy health minister has tested positive for coronavirus amid a rapidly worsening outbreak in the Islamic republic today.
Iraj Harirchi was taken into quarantine just a day after sweating heavily at a press conference where he insisted that the outbreak was not as bad as feared.
The virus's spread into the health ministry is the latest sign of Tehran's faltering efforts to contain the outbreak.
The regime has refused to seal off the holy city of Qom at the centre of the crisis even as pilgrims spread the virus around the Middle East and Iranians face shortages of masks and testing kits.
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WNU Editor: He does look sick.
More News On Iran's Deputy Health Minister Contracting The Coronavirus
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Iran's deputy health minister tests positive for coronavirus -- Al Jazeera
Iran's deputy health minister Iraj Harirchi has tested positive to coronavirus -- ABC News Online
WATCH: Iran health chief mops sweaty brow during coronavirus briefing and COUGHS in TV interview before own diagnosis -- RT
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