Iran's deputy health minister tests positive for coronavirus after appearing sick on live TV

Iran's deputy health minister Iraj Harirchi has tested positive for coronavirus, as the country struggles to contain an outbreak that has killed 15.

Iran's deputy health minister Iraj Harirchi has tested positive for coronavirus, as the country struggles to contain an outbreak that has killed 15. Source: Reuters

Iran's deputy health minister appeared to be ill at a news conference in Tehran, a day before he tested positive for coronavirus as the country struggles to contain the outbreak.


Iran has confirmed its coronavirus outbreak, the deadliest outside China, has claimed 16 lives and infected nearly 100 others - including the country's deputy health minister.

Iraj Harirchi wiped his forehead several times during a news conference Monday, raising suspicion, and at one point an aide brought more tissues for him to use.

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