Russia sent 50,000 coronavirus testing kits to Iran

11 March 2020


Russia sent 50,000 sets for testing for coronavirus to Iran, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic in Moscow Kazem Jalali said,  IRNA reports.


The test kits, he said, were  given to a representative of the Iranian Embassy in Russia. They will be delivered to Iranian medical centers.


In Iran, the number of infected with the coronavirus has exceeded 7 thousand. More than 2,000 patients recovered and 237 people died.


Meanwhile, in the world, according to the latest data, more than 100 thousand people have been infected with the coronavirus, most have recovered, and about 4 thousand died.

 

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