The measur­es are brough­t into force after Khamen­ei orders armed forces to lead battle agains­t virusTEHRAN: Iranian forces will clear the streets nationwide within 24 hours and all citizens will be checked for the new coronavirus in a bid to halt its spread, the military said on Friday. A newly formed commission has been charged with overseeing the “emptying of shops, streets and roads” within that time frame, armed forces chief of staff Major General Mohammad Bagheri said. In all, the health ministry says 514 people have been killed by the illness out of 11,364 confirmed cases of infection. Several politicians and officials in the nation of 80 million people have been infected, with some dying from the illness. The latest suspected case of infection was Ali Akbar Velayati, who advises Iran’s supreme leader on foreign policy.

Source: The Express Tribune March 13, 2020 13:07 UTC