TEHRAN, March 11 (Xinhua) -- At least 354 people have died from novel coronavirus infection as of Wednesday, Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education announced.
A total of 9,000 people have been affected by the disease, of whom 2,959 have recovered, official IRNA news agency quoted Kianush Jahanpur, head of Public Relations and Information Center of the ministry, as saying.
Iran announced the first cases of the virus infection in the central city of Qom on Feb. 19.
A team comprising five experts from the Red Cross Society of China arrived in Tehran on Feb. 29. The medical team met with the Iranian Red Crescent Society to discuss how to prevent and control the spread of the virus in the country.
