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FILE— In this Sunday, March 8, 2020 file photo, men wearing protective gear carry the body of Fatemeh Rahbar, a lawmaker-elect from Tehran constituency, who died on Saturday after being infected with the new coronavirus, at Behesht-e-Zahra cemetery, just outside Tehran, Iran. Nine out of 10 cases of the virus in the Middle East come from the Islamic Republic. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (Mehdi Khanlari/Fars News Agency via AP, File)

FILE— In this Sunday, March 8, 2020 file photo, men wearing protective gear carry the body of Fatemeh Rahbar, a lawmaker-elect from Tehran constituency, who died on Saturday after being infected with the new coronavirus, at Behesht-e-Zahra cemetery, just outside Tehran, Iran. Nine out of 10 cases of the virus in the Middle East come from the Islamic Republic. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe il…

March 17, 2020

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Appearing before the cameras coughing and sweating profusely, the man leading Iran's response to the new coronavirus promised it was of no danger to his country..