Headline
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.
JAMB Sets June 28 for 2025 UTME Mop-Up Exam
President Tinubu Vows Justice for Plateau Wedding Guests Killed in Attack
2027 Election: APC Faces Internal Power Struggle Over Shettima’s Vice Presidential Role
BREAKING: US Attacks Iran, Bombs Nuclear Sites
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar Decries Loss of Lives in Multiple Nigerian States
Former PDP Chairman and Nigeria Hunters Commander Shot Dead in Benue
Sony Music Signs Famous Gospel Singer, Shola Allyson
FCT Police Commissioner Orders Halt to Bribery and Illegal Detentions
Nigeria Customs Service Alerts Public to Fake Recruitment and Auction Scams
Stranded Nigerians Appeal for Help Amid Israel-Iran Missile Strikes
-
Headline1 week agoOnly One Survives As 241 People Die In India Flight
-
Headline6 days agoJUST IN: Police Chief Kayode Egbetokun Arrives Benue, Orders More Tactical Teams Amid Rising Death Toll
-
Entertainment6 days agoBBNaija’s Star Angel Involved In Auto Crash (PHOTOS)
-
Headline6 days ago2027: APC North-East Crisis Over Tinubu-Shettima Ticket Reveals Party Divisions Ahead of Election
-
Headline6 days agoEURO U-21: Four Teams Secure Quarter-finals Spot
-
Headline1 week agoJUST IN: Liverpool Finalizes Record-Setting £116 Million Transfer for Florian Wirtz
-
Headline1 week agoMake Nuclear Deal Before It Is Too Late -Trump Advices Iran After Israeli Strikes
-
Headline1 week agoObidient Movement Criticizes Tinubu’s ‘Opposition in Disarray’ Remark as Threat to Democracy
-
Headline5 days agoBenue Massacre Spurs Nationwide Security Crackdown and Political Response
-
Headline5 days agoOPEC Reports Nigeria’s Oil Output at 1.544 Million bpd in May