Breaking: Fear grows as Vice President of Iran contracts coronavirus

Vice president in the Iran, Masoumeh Ebtekar has contacted the new coronavirus.

This is happening after the deputy minister of health in the country, Iraj Harirchi’s efforts to tackle the outbreak also tested positive.

Ebtekar’s symptoms are reported to be mild and she has not been taken to the hospital for admission.

Ebtekar who is also vice president for women and family affair is also known as the English-language spokeswoman “Mary” for the 1979 hostage-takers who seized the US embassy in Tehran and sparked a 444-day diplomatic crisis.

Onyxnewsng gathered that Iran has the highest number of COVID-19 deaths outside China.

About 26 people have died and there have been 254 confirmed cases, including 106 new infections.

Some of those who have tested positive in Iran for the disease are already dead, sky news reports.

Iran has also banned Chinese citizens from entering the country.