Al Jazeera: Two die of coronavirus in Iran, first fatalities in Middle East
Elderly people die in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus in the holy city of Qom, officials say.
Tehran, Iran - Two elderly people have died in Iran after testing positive for the new coronavirus, according to health officials.
The deaths on Wednesday were the outbreak's first fatalities in the Middle East.
"Two elderly people have died due to coronavirus in the city of Qom, south of Tehran," Alireza Vahabzadeh, an adviser to Iran's health minister, told Al Jazeera on Wednesday.
"The two victims had suffered acute lung infections due to their infection with the coronavirus," he added.
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WNU Editor: Two patients were two elderly Iranians in the city of Qom. How did they get infected?
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2 comments:
The fact that Iran has even admitted to these deaths tells us that the infections are more wide spread. And how did they get it? Its possible that the Chinese and the Iranians are sharing bioweapons tech more closely than we were previously aware.
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