Health Ministry of Iran has confirmed on 15.03 that another 113 patients had succumbed to coronavirus in the last 24 hours. Total number of death toll to 724 and 13,938 are infected till now.

Next to China, it seems Iran is affected most by this novel virus. Officials have requested people stay back at home as much as possible and also asked to try to avoid unnecessary travel to be safe from the virus.

According to the State Media, A host of senior officials, politicians, doctors, commanders of the elite Revolutionary Guards and clerics have been infected with the virus. Several of them, including an adviser to Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, has died.

Source : Reuter