A member of the inner circle of Iran’s Supreme Leader died of the coronavirus, as the country records more deaths than anywhere outside China [ARTICLE]

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Iran has logged more deaths than anywhere outside of China, with 54 confirmed fatalities and 978 infections. Some news reports suggest the number is far higher, and that Iran is covering up the true extent of its outbreak. A close adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has died of the coronavirus , as the country continues to record a higher death toll than anywhere outside of China. As of Monday morning , Iran had confirmed 978 infections and 54 deaths. China, which has reported more than 80,000 cases and 3,048 deaths, sent a delegation of experts to Iran to help fight the outbreak. The situation in Iran is cause for concern, according to the AP , as more than half of the 1,150 cases confirmed across the Middle East can be traced back to the country. On Friday, the BBC, citing sources in the country's health system , said the real number of deaths was at least 210. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on said last Tuesday he was "Deeply concerned" that Iran "May have suppressed vital details about the outbreak.” "All nations, including Iran, should tell the truth about the coronavirus and cooperate with international aid organizations," Pompeo said. Iran has also been criticized for its efforts to combat the outbreak. "We have no plan to quarantine any district or any city. We only quarantine individuals," Iran's president Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, according to BBC Monitoring. The World Health Organization said last Monday that the situation in Iran is "Deeply concerning.” On Tuesday, Iran's deputy health minister Iraj Harirchi revealed he had contacted the virus. On Thursday, it was reported that one of Iran's vice presidents, Masoumeh Ebtekar, had contracted the virus. On Friday, it was announced that Iran's first-ever ambassador to the Vatican, Hadi Khosroshahi, had died of coronavirus at the age of 81. Source | Create Website | Criar site | Crear sitio web | Créer un site Web