Tehran (IP) - Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in a post on Twitter, extended his gratitude to WHO and friendly nations for solidarity in fighting COVID19 in face of US Economic Terrorism, which has endangered Iranian patients.

Iran Press/ Iran news: Iranian Minister of Foreign affairs, Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran still urgently needed face masks, ventilators, surgical gowns, coronavirus test kits and face and body shields.

Grateful to @WHO & friendly nations for solidarity in fighting #COVID19—in face of US #Economic Terrorism, which has endangered Iranian patients.

Urgent need in Iran for:

- N95 Face & 3-Layer Masks
- Ventilators
- Surgical Gowns
- Coronavirus Test Kits
- PPF
- Face/Body Shields

— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) March 2, 2020

On Monday 2 March, a consignment of health aid will be delivered to the Iranian authorities by the World Health Organization.

Coronavirus spread in a few cities in Iran. It started on February 19, 2020, when the Iranian Minister of Health and Medical Education reported that a number of citizens had been infected with the Coronavirus in Qom province.

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