Iran’s top lawmaker infected with COVID-19

Iran’s top lawmaker infected with COVID-19

TEHRAN — Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf declared on Wednesday that he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus.Official news agency, KUNA, quoted Ghalibaf, who sequestered himself at his house after he knew of his infection, that he had undergone medical testing after one of his colleagues at his office had tested positive for coronavirus.He has added that he will proceed to fulfill his duties from home.The Iranian Ministry of Health declared on Tuesday the overall count of deaths due to the novel coronavirus claimed to 33,229 and the infection cases to 581,824.Iran