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Iran on war footing against coronavirus as outbreak kills 77

by Associated Press
| March 3, 2020 3:05 AM

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's supreme leader put the Islamic Republic on war footing Tuesday against the new coronavirus by ordering its armed forces to assist health officials in combating the outbreak — the deadliest outside of China — that authorities say has killed 77 people.

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