Iraj Harirchi, Iran’s deputy health minister, has placed
himself in isolation after testing positive to coronavirus.
The country’s ministry of health announced that Harirchi had
contracted the disease on Tuesday.
Harirchi, who has spearheaded Iran’s efforts to contain the
virus, also confirmed that he had the disease.
In a video he aired from his house, the minister said he
would begin treatment immediately.
“I wanted to tell you that I got corona. I had a fever
yesterday. The tests came back positive last night. I isolated myself. Just a
few moments ago, I was told that the final test came,” Harirchi said in a video
he posted on social media.
“I’ll start taking medicine. Generally, I feel fine. I just
felt a bit tired, I had a fever, and it will drop.”
Harirchi, who said the disease is no respecter of persons,
assured the people that the disease would be defeated in a matter of weeks.
“Be sure with the effort of the medical staff and ministry
of health headed by the [health minister] and with your support and the state
and military within the coming weeks, we’ll be victorious against this virus,”
he said.
“We’ll defeat corona. Be assured. I’m saying this deep from
my heart. This virus is democratic, and it doesn’t distinguish between poor and
rich or statesman and an ordinary citizen.
“Many might get infected, but we have enough effective
medicine, take care of yourselves. Take care of the nurses and doctors who work
heroically.
There have been more than 80,000 reported cases of
coronavirus officially named COVID-19 worldwide and about 2,700 related deaths
since the disease first broke out in Wuhan, China, late last year.
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