A member of the Iranian Army works at a temporary hospital in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, March 26, 2020. The Iranian Army set up a 2,000 bed temporary hospital for the new coronavirus patients at the Iran International Exhibition Center in Tehran. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
March 27, 2020
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March 27, 2020 noon
Iran's army sets up hospital in capital as virus toll climbs
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran announced another 144 deaths from the coronavirus on Friday and said thousands more were in critical condition as the military completed work on a 2,000-bed field hospital in an exhibition center in the capital.