The tests came back positive last night.' Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi, head of Iran’s coronavirus taskforce, revealed Tuesday he tested positive for the illness. A top Iranian health official confirmed he has been infected with coronavirus as an outbreak of a novel strand in the Middle Eastern nation has already claimed 15 lives.
Coronavirus: Iran deputy health minister looks visibly unwell in press briefing before diagnosis 'I had a fever yesterday. Iran's vice president and two ministers stricken by coronavirus. New outbreaks of the coronavirus are popping up in countries that aren't equipped to handle an outbreak, with Iran emerging as a regional breeding ground for the virus. The news comes as coronavirus cases in Iran have risen sharply over the last week. Mr Harirchi, deputy health minister and head of Iran's anti-coronavirus taskforce, posted a video online confirming he had the virus and was self-isolating at home.
Iraj Harirchi was put in qua… Iran’s Deputy Health Minister Contracts Coronavirus Death toll from the virus rises to at least 15 in Iran with around 1,000 people being tested for the infection Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri has COVID-19, Fars News Agency reports, as total number of deaths in Iran reaches 354. IRAN’S deputy health minister has tested positive for coronavirus – hours after he appeared pale and sweaty in a TV press conference downplaying the crisis.