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Rouhani says 25 million Iranians may have been infected with virus

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Key Points

  • Rouhani cites ministry report
  • Figures far higher than Iran's official count of 271,606 cases
  • One-week restrictions announced for Tehran
  • Khuzestan province to enter three-day lockdown
  • Some 188 deaths in last 24 hours, total 13,979

Dubai | President Hassan Rouhani said at the weekend that some 25 million Iranians may have been infected with coronavirus, as Iran reimposed restrictions in the capital and elsewhere.

The figure, from a report Mr Rouhani cited in a televised speech, was far higher than Saturday's official figure for infections of 271,606, and corresponds to more than 30 per cent of Iran's 80 million population.

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