Coronavirus Iranian deaths at 853, Ayatollah Bathaei-Golpaygani dies
The country's death toll from Covid-19 has now reached 853, with 129 in the past 24 hours, a health ministry official tweeted on Monday.
A medical staff member in protective gear checks the temperature of a cleric man amid concerns over the coronavirus (COVID-19) spread, at Najaf airport in the holy city of Najaf upon his arrival from Iran, Iraq March 15, 2020.(photo credit: REUTERS/ALAA AL-MARJANI)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
