Iran on Wednesday reported 63 more new coronavirus deaths with the total death toll rising to 354, a health ministry spokesperson said. The spokesperson also said that the country has detected around 9,000 virus cases. Earlier, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that doctors and nurses who die fighting coronavirus will be treated as martyrs like slain soldiers. Health Minister spokesperson wrote on Twitter, adding that 2,959 people had already recovered.

Iran on Wednesday reported 63 more new coronavirus deaths with the total death toll rising to 354, a health ministry spokesperson said. The spokesperson also said that the country has detected around 9,000 virus cases. Earlier, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that doctors and nurses who die fighting coronavirus will be treated as martyrs like slain soldiers. Health Minister spokesperson wrote on Twitter, adding that 2,959 people had already recovered.