Iranian sources tell the BBC that at least 210 people have died of coronavirus in the country.
That suggests Iran’s government has been hiding nearly seven times the true scale of the virus. The current official death toll in Iran stands at 34.
Iranian sources tell the BBC that at least 210 people have died of coronavirus in the country.
That suggests Iran’s government has been hiding nearly seven times the true scale of the virus. The current official death toll in Iran stands at 34.
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