Iran’s deputy health minister in charge of coronavirus briefings has caught the virus himself

The news is especially troubling as Iran’s deputy health minister is presumably one of the most informed people about the disease and methods for preventing its spread in the Middle East. In troubling news, Iran’s deputy health minister Iraj Harirchi has himself caught the COVID-19 coronavirus. Harirchi has been the point man in Iran since the outbreak of the virus there, delivering regular briefings to journalists in the country. News of Harirchi testing positive for the coronavirus was fi...