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Iran Condemns U.S. Sanctions as “Medical Terrorism” as Coronavirus Death Toll Hits 429

HeadlineMar 12, 2020

Iran’s government has urged people to remain in their homes, as the country’s death toll rose to 429 and over 10,000 infected. On Wednesday, Iranian officials accused the Trump administration of “medical terrorism” over U.S.-imposed sanctions that have severely hampered Iran’s ability to respond to the outbreak. Iran has asked the International Monetary Fund for $5 billion in emergency funding. One relative bright spot is China, where draconian measures appear to have stemmed the spread of the virus. Just 24 new infections were reported on Wednesday across China, and 10 of those involved people who recently traveled abroad. 

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