Latest on the coronavirus outbreak in Iran

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday called on the Iranian people to fully follow medical rules to help prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country.

He also urged all organizations to cooperate with the Ministry of Health and provide it with the required equipment as the ministry is on the front line in fight against coronavirus infection.

Virus-hit officials and lawmakers: Twenty-three members of Iran's 290-member parliament have tested positive, according to Iran's Deputy Parliament Speaker Abdul Reza Misri.

Iran's Emergency Center said on Tuesday that the center's chief Pir Hossein Kolivand has been infected with the virus.

Increasing number of deaths: 77 people have died and 2,336 have been infected by coronavirus.

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