Iran’s first vice president, Eshaq Jahangiri, has been infected with the novel coronavirus, according to a list published by the semi-official Fars news agency on Wednesday.
Jahangiri is the most senior official to contract the virus, which has taken the lives of 354 people and infected 9,000 in Iran since its outbreak in February.
The 63-year-old is one of 24 Iranian officials and lawmakers to be infected with the virus, according to Fars news agency.
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