Coronavirus Outbreak: Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's advisor dies

With Coronavirus hitting high-ranking levels of Iranian government, recent victim has been visor to Supreme Leer Ali Khamenei. Mohamm Mirmohammi, a council member that vises Iran's supreme leer passed away on Monday after being infected with dely Coronavirus. 

Iranian state rio confirmed death of 71-year-old visor to Ali Khamenei, who is among senior-most leers in Iran who contracted virus. Last week, a member of Iranian Parliament succumbed to sickness. Iranian vice president Masoumeh Ebtekar and he of Iran's Coronavirus task force Iraj Harirchi, are among seven top officials who have reportedly been tested positive for dely virus. 

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revelation of Iranian vice president's illness throws Iran into perturbation, as she attended a cabinet meeting just a day before detection of Coronavirus, thus putting or members of regime at risk, including 80-year-old Supreme Leer of Iran. Last week, even Harirchi was seen evidently discomforted and perspiring, hours before he was diagsed for Coronavirus. w in quarantine, Iranian Minister dressed a press brief in a room full of reporters and even gave a television interview to an Iranian news channel.

Iran has reported nearly 1,000 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in country, however, numbers have been contested by international media and global community, who accused regime of downplaying health crisis. virus that has w affected over 80,000 people worldwide is w spreing in parts of Europe and Middle East. 

Coronavirus in Iran 

After being accused of cover-up in Coronavirus outbreak, Iranian government led by Hassan Rouhani has w pledged to be transparent with its figures including death toll. Iran's government's spokesperson, Ali Rabiei, me statement standing next to Iranian deputy health minister. "We pledge to be transparent about reporting of figures," said Rabiei.

pledge was me after an Iranian lawmaker accused government of hiding full extent of coronavirus outbreak in Qom, which has w reported 50 deaths from dely virus. According to semi-official news ncy ISNA, Ahm Amiriabi Farahani, an official from holy city of Qom, accused Iran’s Health Minister of “lying” about outbreak. 

Amid Coronavirus outbreak in Iran, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said that New Delhi was collaborating with Tehran to set up a screening process for evacuation of Indian citizens stuck in country. "Working on issue of Indians in Iran anxious to return due to Coronavirus. I have seen many tweets in this regard. We are collaborating with Iranian authorities to set up a screening process for return of Indians," tweeted Jaishankar.

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