Iran's foreign minister contracts COVID-19
Iran’s foreign minister is the latest high-profile case, though daily reported coronavirus infections are dropping and the country has made progress with its vaccination campaign.
Iran’s top diplomat has contracted COVID-19, state media outlets reported today.
Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian learned on Monday that he tested positive for the coronavirus. He is in good health and quarantining at home, where he is continuing to work, the semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported.
More than five million people in Iran have gotten COVID-19, making Iran one of the hardest hit countries in the region.
Daily cases have been dropping recently, however. Iran is currently averaging around 7,000 cases a day. The count has been steadily falling since a high of more than 28,000 cases a day in August, according to data from Reuters. Iran has a population of more than 80 million.
