Shafaq News / The Director of the Center for Public Relations and Information of the Iranian Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education , Kianosh Jahanpur announced on Thursday that 50 people in the country are being infected with corona virus (Covid-19) in the country at an average hour.

Jahanpur tweeted at dawn today, that almost every hour 50 people are infected with "Covid-19" virus, and a person infected with this virus dies every 10 minutes on average.

The Ministry of Health spokesperson added that, in light of this information, we must make a conscious decision about travel, transportation and visits on Nowruz occasion .

The Iranian Assistant Minister of Health, Treatment and Medical Education Ali Reza Raisi announced in a press statement yesterday that the number of new Corona virus (COFED-19) cases in the country reached 17,361, recovered people were 5710, and 1135 died, as of Wednesday noon.