Virus envelops nearly the whole of IranIran’s information and communications technology minister has tweeted a map of Iran that shows the virus affecting almost the entire country. Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said Wednesday that the image was based on data exploration and analysis from a website on which some 3.5 million Iranians shared their information regarding the virus. Iran reported another jump in deaths, by 62 to 354 — behind only China and Italy. Jahromi said asked people not to travel to tourist spots. The website ac19.ir gathers personal information from participants who share their health information.-AP

Source: The Standard March 12, 2020 02:11 UTC