Pakistan shuts schools suspends Iran flights to curb coronavirus spread

Pakistan on Thursday shut schools in several areas and suspended flights to and ...

Iran struggles to contain coronavirus outbreak putting Middle East countries at risk

Iran Can’t Hide Its Coronavirus Explosion But It’s Trying Hard—and Putting the World in Danger

Iran’s deputy health minister was drenched in sweat at the press conference on Monday where he vehemently denied Tehran was covering up the extent of the coronavirus outbreak. He kept wiping his brow with his handkerchief and was in visible distress as he said quarantines were a “stone-age” way to address the problem, and Iran doesn’t need them. Then, sure enough, that night he tested positive for the virus himself and put himself in quarantine....

Iran's death toll from coronavirus reaches 26: health ministry

Iran said on Thursday its death toll from coronavirus had risen to 26 and the to...

Iran Coronavirus Cases Surge to 245 as Saudi Arabia Limits Entry

Iran reported 87 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 245, the largest in the Middle East. The number of patients in Kuwait almost doubled.

One of Iran's vice presidents has been infected with coronavirus

Ebtekar, one of Iran's vice presidents, was the English-language spokesperson known to the media as "Mary" during the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis.

Doctors Inside Iran Believe Coronavirus Is More Serious Than Reported and Getting Worse

Medical professionals inside the Islamic Republic tell TIME they believe the country is now grappling with an “epidemic”

Iran Cannot Handle the Coronavirus

The government has refused to impose quarantines and is encouraging people to visit the city of Qom, the center of the outbreak.

Russia suspends some flights between Russia and Iran over coronavirus

Russia will suspend some flights to and from Iran from Friday, except those oper...

Iran's vice president contracts coronavirus as country's tally spikes again

Iranian vice president Masoumeh Ebtekar is now among the 254 cases reported in the country, which has seen a spike in illnesses over the last several days.

Elizabeth Warren Calls for Border Wall Money to Be Redirected to Fight Coronavirus

Sen. Elizabeth Warren said that funds being used to construct the president’s border wall with Mexico should be redirected to help contain coronavirus, a quickly spreading epidemic with origins in China. “I’m going to be introducing a plan tomorrow to take every dime that the president is now taking to spend on his racist wall at the southern border and divert it to the coronavirus,” the candidate said during a CNN town hall on Wednesday...

Howard Stern calls staffer 'racist' for linking BTS to coronavirus

"There's no way those guys don't have the coronavirus," Stern told listeners his staffer said.

Pelosi calls Trump's response to coronavirus 'opaque and often chaotic'

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during her weekly news conference blasted the Trump administration for vacancies in critical parts of the administration that would deal with health emergencies such as the coronavirus.

WHO says coronavirus entered Iran 'unseen and undetected' warns outbreak could be even worse

"This disease came unseen and undetected into Iran, so the extent of infection may be broader than what we may be seeing," world health officials said.

Iran Vice President Is One of 7 Officials to Contract Coronavirus

Masoumeh Ebtekar, President Hassan Rouhani’s deputy for women’s affairs and the highest-ranking woman in the government, was at least the seventh Iranian official to test positive.

California woman’s coronavirus case spurs calls for more rapid testing

A Northern California woman, the country's first case in a patient without known ties to foreign travel, was not tested for several days after she was hospitalized because she didn't fit CDC criteria.

Coronavirus: Iran cancels Friday prayers to limit spread of outbreak

It also places some restrictions on access to major Shia Muslim shrines in Qom and Mashhad.

US intelligence agencies monitoring worldwide spread of coronavirus concerns in India Iran: report

Spy agencies in the U.S. are observing the rapid spread of the coronavirus and were concerned about how countries -- specifically India and Iran -- could respond to an outbreak, according to a report on Thursday.

Iran Confirms 34 Deaths From Coronavirus Amid 388 Cases

A major cycling race in the United Arab Emirates has been canceled after two Italians involved tested positive for the new coronavirus.

Pompeo Says U.S. Offered to Help Iran With Coronavirus Response

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As Iran’s Leaders Contract Coronavirus Doubts Emerge Over National Tally

Coronavirus infections among Iran’s senior leaders are raising questions over the extent of an outbreak that has become a flashpoint in the world-wide spread of the virus.

Pompeo: US has offered to help Iran fight coronavirus

The United States has offered to help Iran with its outbreak of the novel coronavirus, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday.

U.S. offered to help Iran with coronavirus response: Pompeo

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday the United States has offered to help with the coronavirus response in Iran, where the outbreak has killed 34 people and raised doubts about Tehran's willingness to share information.

At Least 210 People Have Died From Coronavirus in Iran: BBC Persian

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Iran health ministry spokesman rejects BBC Persian report of 210 deaths from coronavirus

Iran's health ministry spokesman in a tweet on Friday rejected a report by ...

U.S. offer to help Iran in dealing with coronavirus 'ridiculous': Iran foreign ministry spokesman

America's offer to help Iran in dealing with coronavirus is "ridiculou...

Coronavirus: Iran's deaths at least 210 hospital sources say

The tally by BBC Persian is six times higher than the health ministry's official death toll of 34.

Pence speaking to economic group as calls for coronavirus response grow louder

Vice President Mike Pence is in Palm Beach County Friday, capping a week dominated by concerns about the global coronavirus outbreak. Pence is speaking at the Club for Growth annual conference. Pence's staff said the vice president is scheduled to meet with Gov. Ron DeSantis this afternoon before departing for Sarasota. The vice president arrived at Palm Beach International Airport before ...

El Salvador bans entries of travelers from Iran citing coronavirus

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele said on Friday that migration authorit...

Coronavirus in Iran prompts US to extend olive branch amid claim country's death toll far higher than reported

More than 200 people in Iran – a figure six times higher than officials are stating – have reportedly been killed by the coronavirus, prompting the U.S State Department on Friday to extend an olive branch to assist the embattled country.

Confusion and Contradiction Reign in Iran’s Coronavirus Reporting

Iranian officials reported jumps in cases and deaths but denied a BBC Persia report that fatalities totaled at least 210, far higher than the official tally.

Trump lashes out at Dems calls coronavirus their new 'hoax'

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump lashed out Friday at Democrats who have questioned his handling of the coronavirus threat, calling it their new “hoax.” At a campaign rally in South Carolina, Trump sought to steal some of the spotlight from his Democratic rivals a day before voters cast their ballots in the state's presidential primary. Trump accused Democrats of “politicizing” the coronavirus and boasted about preventive...