LATEST: #Iran’s deputy health minister Irraj Harirchi confirms he has contracted #coronavirus, been placed in quarantine.
Footage from a press release held on Monday shows the deputy minister sweating excessively.
More on this soon! pic.twitter.com/LwDggM7vcw
— Rudaw English (@RudawEnglish) February 25, 2020
He appears to have passed it on to the government spokesman, the guy next to him.
Via Buzzfeed:
The head of Iran’s anti-coronavirus taskforce has tested positive for the virus, Iran’s health ministry said Tuesday.
Iraj Harirchi, Iran’s deputy health minister, posted a video online saying he was self-isolating at home.