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Iran to temporarily free 54,000 prisoners as coronavirus spreads

Iran has reported 77 deaths, one of the highest confirmed death tolls outside of China. It has also reported 2,336 positive cases. The ministry is also activating a nationwide team of 300,000 health workers and specialists, Deputy Health Minister Ali Reza Reisy told Iran's semi-official ILNA news agency.The country has come under pressure to take more action against the virus after Iraq, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain reported coronavirus cases with links to the Iranian city of Qom, where several holy sites are regularly visited by large crowds. After weeks of refusing to restrict visits to the sites, the government on Wednesday said that those trying to leave Qom would be quarantined if they show symptoms of the virus, including a fever. Qom University of Medical Science's Deputy Dean Ali Abrazi told state-run media that medical teams would be taking temperatures of those trying to leave the city. He also said the university was building a field hospital to tackle the outbreak.People in Iran are among those in many countries panic-buying goods in case the outbreak worsens. The country is facing a shortage of hand sanitizers, as demand for the products soar in the sanctions-hit nation. Mahdi Shah-Moradi, a board member of Iran's National Medical Equipment Producers&Read More – Source

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