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The head of Iran’s crisis management agency has the coronavirus
From CNN’s Ramin Mostaghim in Tehran
Esmaeel Najjar, the head of Iran’s Crisis Management Organization, has contracted coronavirus, according to semi-official news agency ISNA.
Najjar was discharged from the hospital and is self-quarantined at home, ISNA reported.
Other Iranian leaders have also tested positive: The country’s deputy health minister was also confirmed to have coronavirus last month, just a day after he appeared on national television to warn the public of the virus.