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Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/coronavirus-pummels-iran-leadership-as-data-show-spread-is-far-worse-than-reported/2020/03/04/7b1196ae-5c9f-11ea-ac50-18701e14e06d_story.html

Coronavirus in Iran Is Far Worse than Reported

(Washington Post) Erin Cunningham - The coronavirus outbreak in Iran has infected two dozen members of parliament and at least 15 other current or former top figures, according to official reports. A dozen hospitals in Tehran have reported 80 deaths from the coronavirus during the six days ending Wednesday, a small fraction of the total. Five nurses reached by telephone in Tehran and Mashhad reported an increasing number of cases not included in official figures.

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