Iran discovered more than 1,200 people infected with nCoV, bringing the total number of people infected to nearly 14,000, of which more than 700 died.

Iranian Health Minister advisor Alireza Vahabzadeh said on Tuesday that the country recorded 113 more deaths from nCoV in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths from the disease to 724. The number of infected cases was 13,938, an increase of 1,209 cases. .

To prevent the disease, Iranian authorities have urged people to stay indoors, avoiding unnecessary travel, especially abroad. A number of officials, politicians, doctors, clerics and commanders of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) have been infected with the virus, some of which have not survived, including Foreign Minister Javad Zarif.

Iranian Ministry of Health spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said 4,590 cases had fully recovered.

Covid-19 appeared in 152 countries and territories, causing more than 157,000 people infected, more than 5,800 deaths and more than 75,000 people recovered. The World Health Organization (WHO) on March 13 declared Europe to be a global Covid-19 mind.