Iran's deputy health minister has tested positive for coronavirus, as the Middle East country continues to battle a recent spike in cases.
The country's Health Ministry on Tuesday (local time) confirmed Iraj Harirchi had contracted the illness. Harirchi had been experiencing weakness and flu-like symptoms on Monday before holding a news conference and subsequently tested positive for the COVID-19 - the official name for coronavirus - later in the day.
During the press conference he could be seen looking uncomfortable and repeatedly wiping sweat from his forehead.
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Another MP, Mahmoud Sadeghi, also said he had been infected, Reuters reported.
"My corona test is positive ... I don’t have a lot of hope of continuing life in this world," the 57-year-old wrote on Twitter.