An Iranian lawmaker has died of the novel coronavirus, local media reported on Saturday.
PARLIAMENT HAS BEEN SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY
Fatemeh Rahbar, a member of the Islamic Coalition Party, had been in intensive care since Thursday, according to the semiofficial Tesnim Agency.
Iranian authorities have confirmed 4,747 cases across the country – including a vice president, 23 members of parliament, and the deputy health minister – and 124 people have died due to the virus.
Iranian officials are currently barred from traveling abroad, and the country’s parliament has been suspended indefinitely.