Iran: 50 deaths!
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A staggering 50 people have died in the Iranian city of Qom from the new coronavirus this month, Iran’s semiofficial ILNA news agency reported on Monday.
The new death toll is significantly higher than the latest number of confirmed cases of infections that Iranian officials had reported just a few hours earlier by and which stood at just 12 deaths out of 47 cases, according to state TV.
An official from Qom, Ahmad Amiriabadi Farahani, was quoted in ILNA saying that more than 250 people are in quarantined in the city, which is a popular place of religious study for Shiites from across Iran and other countries.
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Coronavirus 844 confirmed infections in Japan (including cruise ships)
Feb 24, 2020 18:08New coronavirusAccording to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, two new cases of infection have been confirmed on the 24th, including employees of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and quarantine officers who responded on a cruise ship. According to local governments, four new cases were confirmed in Hokkaido. 139 people were infected in Japan and travelers from China, 69 691 passengers and crew members on cruise ships, and 14 people returned on charter aircraft. 844 people