TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran says new coronavirus has killed 135 more people, a 13% spike raising the death toll to 988 amid 16,169 infections.
Iran says new coronavirus has killed 135 more people, a 13% spike raising the death toll to 988 amid 16,169 infections
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A woman wearing a face mask shops at a store in Bamland shopping mall, in Western Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 15, 2020. Many people in Tehran shrugged off warnings over the new coronavirus as authorities complained that most people in the capital are not treating the crisis seriously enough. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Posted at 7:20 AM, Mar 17, 2020
and last updated 2020-03-17 07:20:29-04
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