Iran virus death toll reaches 124 as cases soar

A firefighter disinfects a traditional market to help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in northern Tehran, Iran, on Friday (March 6). Iran on Friday announced a surge in coronavirus cases and 17 more deaths including an advisor to the foreign minister, raising the total number of people killed to 124. - AP

TEHERAN: Iran on Friday (March 6) announced a surge in coronavirus cases and 17 more deaths including an advisor to the foreign minister, raising the total number of people killed to 124.

The Islamic republic is battling the world's deadliest outbreak of the disease outside China where it originated.