The body of Fatemeh Rahbar, a lawmaker-elect from a Tehran constituency, who died on Saturday after being infected with the new coronavirus, lies on the ground prior to her burial, at Behesht-e-Zahra cemetery, just outside Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 8, 2020. Rahbar previously served three terms as lawmaker. With the approaching Persian New Year, known as Nowruz, officials kept up pressure on people not to travel and to stay home. Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour…
March 8, 2020
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