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Bodies 'pile up' in morgue as Iran feels strain of coronavirus


(ITNTV)Dozens of bodies sheathed in black bags line the floor of an Iranian morgue, while workers in protective suits and masks busily walk among them.
It's unclear which, if any, of the people whose bodies lie in the morgue were infected with the coronavirus gripping the country, in this footage from inside Qom's Behesht-e Masoumeh morgue.
And here lies a huge problem for Iran, which is one of the worst-hit countries outside China, with more than 3,500 people infected and at least 107 dead from the virus, according to officials.
    Under Islamic tradition in Iran, corpses are typically washed with soap and water before burial. But two medical workers in Qom told CNN that in some cases precautions related to the outbreak are preventing staff from observing traditional Islamic guidelines for burial.
    Social media footage shows bodies in a morgue in Qom, Iran.
    Social media footage shows bodies in a morgue in Qom, Iran.
    Instead, they said the bodies of those confirmed to have coronavirus at the time of death are being treated with calcium oxide, to prevent them from contaminating the soil once buried in cemeteries.
    The sources spoke to CNN anonymously, for fear of reprisals from Iran's security apparatus.
    Testing for the virus takes time, delaying burials and creating a "pile up" of bodies at the morgue, said Behesht-e Masoumeh morgue director, Ali Ramezani, in a report on Iranian state TV, IRIB.
    "What we are dealing with is how to handle the bodies of coronavirus victims versus non-coronavirus victims as the instructions for burial are different," said Ramezani.
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    He added: "Some families prefer that we keep their deceased, for a day or two, until their test results are completed.
    "And if the results come back negative, then there is no need to treat the deceased according to guidelines outlined for coronavirus victims, and the family can bury the deceased wherever they have planned to bury them."
    One person has been arrested for allegedly circulating video from inside the morgue, which state broadcaster IRIB confirmed was filmed inside Qom's Behesht-e Masoumeh.
    Their case has been referred to the Judiciary, according to a report from Iran's semi-official news agency ISNA.

    Friday prayers canceled

    The apparent backlog of bodies for burial comes as Iran grapples with a rapid rise in coronavirus cases. The country had 591 new positive cases recorded since Wednesday, the country's health ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpour said Thursday.
    He added that 739 people have also recovered from the virus and left hospital.
    All of Iran's 31 provinces have been hit with the virus, the health ministry announced Thursday. The capital Tehran has the highest number at 1,523, while the city of Qom, the reported epicenter of Iran's epidemic, had 386 confirmed cases.
    Iran, along with Italy, has the highest recorded number of deaths from the virus outside of China, at 107.
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    A worker has his temperature checked on a shuttered commercial street in Beijing on February 12.
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    A worker has his temperature checked on a shuttered commercial street in Beijing on February 12.
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    Beds are made in the Wuhan Sports Center, which has been converted into a temporary hospital.
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    Beds are made in the Wuhan Sports Center, which has been converted into a temporary hospital.
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    A child rides a scooter past a police officer wearing protective gear outside the Hong Mei House in Hong Kong on February 11. More than 100 people evacuated the housing block after four residents in two different apartments tested positive for the coronavirus.
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    A child rides a scooter past a police officer wearing protective gear outside the Hong Mei House in Hong Kong on February 11. More than 100 people evacuated the housing block after four residents in two different apartments tested positive for the coronavirus.
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    Relatives of quarantined passengers wave at the Diamond Princess cruise ship as it leaves a port in Yokohama, Japan, to dump wastewater and generate potable water. Dozens of people on the ship <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/10/us/coronavirus-cruise-ship-americans-quarantine/index.html" target="_blank">were infected with coronavirus.</a>
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    Relatives of quarantined passengers wave at the Diamond Princess cruise ship as it leaves a port in Yokohama, Japan, to dump wastewater and generate potable water. Dozens of people on the ship were infected with coronavirus.
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    The Deneway branch of the County Oak Medical Centre is closed amid coronavirus fears in Brighton, England, on February 11. Several locations in and around Brighton were quarantined after <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/11/europe/steve-walsh-uk-coronavirus-patient-intl-gbr/index.html" target="_blank">a man linked to several coronavirus cases in the United Kingdom</a> came into contact with health-care workers and members of the public.
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    The Deneway branch of the County Oak Medical Centre is closed amid coronavirus fears in Brighton, England, on February 11. Several locations in and around Brighton were quarantined after a man linked to several coronavirus cases in the United Kingdom came into contact with health-care workers and members of the public.
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    A police officer, left, wears protective gear as he guards a cordon at the Hong Mei House in Hong Kong on February 11.
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    A police officer, left, wears protective gear as he guards a cordon at the Hong Mei House in Hong Kong on February 11.
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    A worker wears a protective suit as he waits to screen people entering an office building in Beijing on February 10. China's workforce is <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/10/business/china-companies-return-to-work-coronavirus/index.html" target="_blank">slowly coming back to work</a> after the coronavirus outbreak forced many parts of the country to extend the Lunar New Year holiday by more than a week.
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    A worker wears a protective suit as he waits to screen people entering an office building in Beijing on February 10. China's workforce is slowly coming back to work after the coronavirus outbreak forced many parts of the country to extend the Lunar New Year holiday by more than a week.
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    Chinese President Xi Jinping has his temperature checked during an appearance in Beijing on February 10.
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    Chinese President Xi Jinping has his temperature checked during an appearance in Beijing on February 10.
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    Photojournalists wearing face masks take photos of a bus carrying passengers after they disembarked from the World Dream cruise ship in Hong Kong on February 9. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/05/asia/coronavirus-cruise-quarantines-intl-hnk/index.html" target="_blank">More than 5,300 people were quarantined on two cruise ships</a> off Hong Kong and Japan.
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    Photojournalists wearing face masks take photos of a bus carrying passengers after they disembarked from the World Dream cruise ship in Hong Kong on February 9. More than 5,300 people were quarantined on two cruise ships off Hong Kong and Japan.
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    People participating in a Lunar New Year Parade in New York City hold signs reading, "Wuhan stay strong!" on February 9.
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    People participating in a Lunar New Year Parade in New York City hold signs reading, "Wuhan stay strong!" on February 9.
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    A shopper walks past empty shelves at a grocery store in Hong Kong on February 9. China's Ministry of Commerce <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/06/asia/wuhan-coronavirus-update-intl-hnk/index.html" target="_blank">encouraged supermarkets and grocery stores</a> to resume operations as the country's voluntary or mandatory quarantines began to take an economic toll.
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    A shopper walks past empty shelves at a grocery store in Hong Kong on February 9. China's Ministry of Commerce encouraged supermarkets and grocery stores to resume operations as the country's voluntary or mandatory quarantines began to take an economic toll.
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    A worker wearing a protective suit uses a machine to disinfect a business establishment in Shanghai, China, on February 9.
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    A worker wearing a protective suit uses a machine to disinfect a business establishment in Shanghai, China, on February 9.
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    Workers in protective gear walk near the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Yokohama on February 7.
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    Workers in protective gear walk near the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Yokohama on February 7.
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    People in Hong Kong attend a vigil February 7 for <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/07/asia/china-doctor-death-censorship-intl-hnk/index.html" target="_blank">whistleblower doctor Li Wenliang. </a>Li, 34, died in Wuhan after contracting the virus while treating a patient.
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    People in Hong Kong attend a vigil February 7 for whistleblower doctor Li Wenliang. Li, 34, died in Wuhan after contracting the virus while treating a patient.
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    A woman grieves while paying tribute to Li at Li's hospital in Wuhan on February 7.
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    A woman grieves while paying tribute to Li at Li's hospital in Wuhan on February 7.
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    The Anthem of the Seas cruise ship is seen docked at the Cape Liberty Cruise Port in Bayonne, New Jersey, on February 7. Passengers were to be screened for coronavirus as a precaution, an official with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told CNN.
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    The Anthem of the Seas cruise ship is seen docked at the Cape Liberty Cruise Port in Bayonne, New Jersey, on February 7. Passengers were to be screened for coronavirus as a precaution, an official with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told CNN.
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    A light installation is displayed by striking members of the Hospital Authority Employees Alliance and other activists at the Hospital Authority building in Hong Kong on February 7.
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    A light installation is displayed by striking members of the Hospital Authority Employees Alliance and other activists at the Hospital Authority building in Hong Kong on February 7.
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    Passengers are seen on the deck of the Diamond Princess cruise ship, docked at the Yokohama Port on February 7.
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    Passengers are seen on the deck of the Diamond Princess cruise ship, docked at the Yokohama Port on February 7.
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    Flight attendants wearing face masks make their way through Don Mueang Airport in Bangkok on February 7.
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    Flight attendants wearing face masks make their way through Don Mueang Airport in Bangkok on February 7.
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    Workers check sterile medical gloves at a latex-product manufacturer in Nanjing, China, on February 6.
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    Workers check sterile medical gloves at a latex-product manufacturer in Nanjing, China, on February 6.
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    A woman wears a protective mask as she shops in a Beijing market on February 6.
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    A woman wears a protective mask as she shops in a Beijing market on February 6.
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    This aerial photo shows the Leishenshan Hospital that is being built in Wuhan to handle coronavirus patients.
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    This aerial photo shows the Leishenshan Hospital that is being built in Wuhan to handle coronavirus patients.
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    A passenger shows a note from the World Dream cruise ship docked at the Kai Tak cruise terminal in Hong Kong on February 5.
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    A passenger shows a note from the World Dream cruise ship docked at the Kai Tak cruise terminal in Hong Kong on February 5.
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    A mask is seen on a statue in Beijing on February 5.
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    A mask is seen on a statue in Beijing on February 5.
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    An ambulance stops at a traffic light in front of the Grand Lisboa Hotel in Macao. The virus turned China's gambling mecca <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/03/asia/china-virus-macao-gambling-intl-hnk/index.html" target="_blank">into a ghost town.</a>
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    An ambulance stops at a traffic light in front of the Grand Lisboa Hotel in Macao. The virus turned China's gambling mecca into a ghost town.
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    A dog in Beijing wears a makeshift mask constructed from a paper cup.
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    A dog in Beijing wears a makeshift mask constructed from a paper cup.
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    Striking hospital workers in Hong Kong demand the closure of the border with mainland China on February 4.
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    Striking hospital workers in Hong Kong demand the closure of the border with mainland China on February 4.
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    The Diamond Princess cruise ship sits anchored in quarantine off the port of Yokohama on February 4. It arrived a day earlier with passengers feeling ill.
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    The Diamond Princess cruise ship sits anchored in quarantine off the port of Yokohama on February 4. It arrived a day earlier with passengers feeling ill.
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    A medical worker wearing protective gear waits to take the temperature of people entering Princess Margaret Hospital in Hong Kong on February 4.
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    A medical worker wearing protective gear waits to take the temperature of people entering Princess Margaret Hospital in Hong Kong on February 4.
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    Medical workers in protective suits help transfer patients to a newly completed field hospital in Wuhan.
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    Medical workers in protective suits help transfer patients to a newly completed field hospital in Wuhan.
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    People wearing protective overalls talk outside a Wuhan hotel housing people in isolation on February 3.
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    People wearing protective overalls talk outside a Wuhan hotel housing people in isolation on February 3.
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    A man stands in front of TV screens broadcasting a speech by Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam on February 3. Lam said the city would shut almost all border-control points to the mainland.
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    A man stands in front of TV screens broadcasting a speech by Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam on February 3. Lam said the city would shut almost all border-control points to the mainland.
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    A colleague sprays disinfectant on a doctor in Wuhan on February 3.
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    A colleague sprays disinfectant on a doctor in Wuhan on February 3.
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    Commuters in Tokyo walk past an electric board displaying dismal stock prices on February 3, the first business day after the Chinese New Year. Asia's markets recorded their <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/02/investing/china-markets-coronavirus/index.html" target="_blank">worst day in years</a> as investors finally got a chance to react to the worsening coronavirus outbreak.
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    Commuters in Tokyo walk past an electric board displaying dismal stock prices on February 3, the first business day after the Chinese New Year. Asia's markets recorded their worst day in years as investors finally got a chance to react to the worsening coronavirus outbreak.
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    Medical workers move a coronavirus patient into an isolation ward at the Second People's Hospital in Fuyang, China, on February 1.
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    Medical workers move a coronavirus patient into an isolation ward at the Second People's Hospital in Fuyang, China, on February 1.
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    Children wear plastic bottles as makeshift masks while waiting to check in to a flight at the Beijing Capital Airport on January 30.
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    Children wear plastic bottles as makeshift masks while waiting to check in to a flight at the Beijing Capital Airport on January 30.
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    Passengers in Hong Kong wear protective masks as they wait to board a train at Lo Wu Station, near the mainland border, on January 30.
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    Passengers in Hong Kong wear protective masks as they wait to board a train at Lo Wu Station, near the mainland border, on January 30.
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    A volunteer wearing protective clothing disinfects a street in Qingdao, China, on January 29.
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    A volunteer wearing protective clothing disinfects a street in Qingdao, China, on January 29.
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    Nanning residents line up to buy face masks from a medical appliance store on January 29.
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    Nanning residents line up to buy face masks from a medical appliance store on January 29.
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    Lyu Jun, left, a member of a medical team leaving for Wuhan, says goodbye to a loved one in Urumqi, China, on January 28.
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    Lyu Jun, left, a member of a medical team leaving for Wuhan, says goodbye to a loved one in Urumqi, China, on January 28.
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    A charter flight from Wuhan arrives at an airport in Anchorage, Alaska, on January 28. The US government chartered the plane to bring home US citizens and diplomats from the American consulate in Wuhan.
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    A charter flight from Wuhan arrives at an airport in Anchorage, Alaska, on January 28. The US government chartered the plane to bring home US citizens and diplomats from the American consulate in Wuhan.
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    South Korean President Moon Jae-in wears a mask to inspect the National Medical Center in Seoul on January 28.
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    South Korean President Moon Jae-in wears a mask to inspect the National Medical Center in Seoul on January 28.
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    Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, center, attends a news conference in Hong Kong on January 28. Lam said China will stop individual travelers to Hong Kong while closing some border checkpoints and restricting flights and train services from the mainland.
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    Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, center, attends a news conference in Hong Kong on January 28. Lam said China will stop individual travelers to Hong Kong while closing some border checkpoints and restricting flights and train services from the mainland.
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    Workers at an airport in Novosibirsk, Russia, check the temperatures of passengers who arrived from Beijing on January 28.
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    Workers at an airport in Novosibirsk, Russia, check the temperatures of passengers who arrived from Beijing on January 28.
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    Alex Azar, the US Secretary of Health and Human Services, speaks during a news conference about the American public-health response.
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    Alex Azar, the US Secretary of Health and Human Services, speaks during a news conference about the American public-health response.
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    Two residents walk in an empty park in Wuhan on January 27. The city remained on lockdown for a fourth day.
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    Two residents walk in an empty park in Wuhan on January 27. The city remained on lockdown for a fourth day.
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    A person wears a protective mask, goggles and coat as he stands in a nearly empty street in Beijing on January 26.
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    A person wears a protective mask, goggles and coat as he stands in a nearly empty street in Beijing on January 26.
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    Medical staff members bring a patient to the Wuhan Red Cross hospital on January 25.
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    Medical staff members bring a patient to the Wuhan Red Cross hospital on January 25.
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    People wear protective masks as they walk under Lunar New Year decorations in Beijing on January 25.
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    People wear protective masks as they walk under Lunar New Year decorations in Beijing on January 25.
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    Construction workers in Wuhan begin to work on a special hospital to deal with the outbreak on January 24.
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    Construction workers in Wuhan begin to work on a special hospital to deal with the outbreak on January 24.
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    Dr. Allison Arwady, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, speaks to reporters on January 24 about <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/24/health/wuhan-coronavirus-chicago-cdc/index.html" target="_blank">a patient in Chicago</a> who had been diagnosed with the coronavirus. The patient was the second in the United States to be diagnosed with the illness.
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    Dr. Allison Arwady, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, speaks to reporters on January 24 about a patient in Chicago who had been diagnosed with the coronavirus. The patient was the second in the United States to be diagnosed with the illness.
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    A couple kisses goodbye as they travel for the Lunar New Year holiday in Beijing on January 24.
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    A couple kisses goodbye as they travel for the Lunar New Year holiday in Beijing on January 24.
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    Workers manufacture protective face masks at a factory in China's Hubei Province on January 23.
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    Workers manufacture protective face masks at a factory in China's Hubei Province on January 23.
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    Shoppers wear masks in a Wuhan market on January 23.
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    Shoppers wear masks in a Wuhan market on January 23.
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    Passengers are checked by a thermography device at an airport in Osaka, Japan, on January 23.
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    Passengers are checked by a thermography device at an airport in Osaka, Japan, on January 23.
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    People wear masks while shopping for vegetables in Wuhan on January 23.
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    People wear masks while shopping for vegetables in Wuhan on January 23.
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    A militia member checks the body temperature of a driver in Wuhan on January 23.
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    A militia member checks the body temperature of a driver in Wuhan on January 23.
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    Passengers wear masks as they arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, Philippines, on January 23.
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    Passengers wear masks as they arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, Philippines, on January 23.
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    A customer holds boxes of particulate respirators at a pharmacy in Hong Kong on January 23.
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    A customer holds boxes of particulate respirators at a pharmacy in Hong Kong on January 23.
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    Passengers wear masks at the high-speed train station in Hong Kong on January 23.
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    Passengers wear masks at the high-speed train station in Hong Kong on January 23.
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    A woman rides an electric bicycle in Wuhan on January 22.
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    A woman rides an electric bicycle in Wuhan on January 22.
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    People in Guangzhou, China, wear protective masks on January 22.
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    People in Guangzhou, China, wear protective masks on January 22.
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    People go through a checkpoint in Guangzhou on January 22.
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    People go through a checkpoint in Guangzhou on January 22.
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    Medical staff of Wuhan's Union Hospital attend a gathering on January 22.
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    Medical staff of Wuhan's Union Hospital attend a gathering on January 22.
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    Health officials hold a news conference in Beijing on January 22.
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    Health officials hold a news conference in Beijing on January 22.
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    Sumo wrestlers attend the spring grand sumo tournament held behind closed doors due to the outbreak of the coronavirus in Osaka, Japan, on Sunday, March 8.
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    Sumo wrestlers attend the spring grand sumo tournament held behind closed doors due to the outbreak of the coronavirus in Osaka, Japan, on Sunday, March 8.
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    A volunteer from Blue Sky Rescue uses fumigation equipment to disinfect a residential compound in Beijing on March 5.
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    A volunteer from Blue Sky Rescue uses fumigation equipment to disinfect a residential compound in Beijing on March 5.
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    Airmen from the California National Guard drop coronavirus testing kits down to the <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/05/health/california-coronavirus-cruise-ship-thursday/index.html" target="_blank">Grand Princess cruise ship </a>off the coast of California on March 5. The ship previously carried a passenger who became the first person to die from coronavirus in California, resulting in the passengers and crew to be quarantined.
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    Airmen from the California National Guard drop coronavirus testing kits down to the Grand Princess cruise ship off the coast of California on March 5. The ship previously carried a passenger who became the first person to die from coronavirus in California, resulting in the passengers and crew to be quarantined.
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    Municipal workers are seen at the Kaaba, inside Mecca's Grand Mosque, on March 5. Saudi Arabia emptied Islam's holiest site for sterilization over coronavirus fears, an unprecedented move after the kingdom suspended the year-round Umrah pilgrimage.
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    Municipal workers are seen at the Kaaba, inside Mecca's Grand Mosque, on March 5. Saudi Arabia emptied Islam's holiest site for sterilization over coronavirus fears, an unprecedented move after the kingdom suspended the year-round Umrah pilgrimage.
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    Passengers react as a worker wearing a protective suit disinfects the departure area of a railway station in Hefei, China, on Wednesday, March 4.
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    Passengers react as a worker wearing a protective suit disinfects the departure area of a railway station in Hefei, China, on Wednesday, March 4.
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    Teachers at the Nagoya International School in Japan conduct an online class for students staying at home as a precaution against the spread of coronavirus.
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    Teachers at the Nagoya International School in Japan conduct an online class for students staying at home as a precaution against the spread of coronavirus.
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    Soldiers spray disinfectant throughout a shopping street in Seoul, South Korea.
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    Soldiers spray disinfectant throughout a shopping street in Seoul, South Korea.
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    A Muslim worshipper attends a mass prayer against coronavirus in Dakar, Senegal, on March 4. It was after cases were confirmed in the country.
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    A Muslim worshipper attends a mass prayer against coronavirus in Dakar, Senegal, on March 4. It was after cases were confirmed in the country.
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    People wear face masks in New York's Times Square on Tuesday, March 3. New York reported its first case of coronavirus two days earlier.
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    People wear face masks in New York's Times Square on Tuesday, March 3. New York reported its first case of coronavirus two days earlier.
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    A security guard stands on the Shibuya Sky observation deck in Tokyo on March 3.
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    A security guard stands on the Shibuya Sky observation deck in Tokyo on March 3.
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    US President Donald Trump, flanked by Vice President Mike Pence, left, and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, speaks during a meeting with pharmaceutical executives and the White House coronavirus task force on Monday, March 2. Throughout <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/02/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-vaccine-push-back/index.html" target="_blank">the meeting,</a> Trump was hyperfocused on pressing industry leaders in the room for a timeline for a coronavirus vaccine and treatment. But experts at the table -- from the administration and the pharmaceutical industry -- repeatedly emphasized that a vaccine can't be rushed to market before it's been declared safe for the public.
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    US President Donald Trump, flanked by Vice President Mike Pence, left, and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, speaks during a meeting with pharmaceutical executives and the White House coronavirus task force on Monday, March 2. Throughout the meeting, Trump was hyperfocused on pressing industry leaders in the room for a timeline for a coronavirus vaccine and treatment. But experts at the table -- from the administration and the pharmaceutical industry -- repeatedly emphasized that a vaccine can't be rushed to market before it's been declared safe for the public.
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    Healthcare workers transfer a patient at the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Washington, on Sunday, March 1. The long-term care facility is linked to confirmed coronavirus cases.
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    Healthcare workers transfer a patient at the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Washington, on Sunday, March 1. The long-term care facility is linked to confirmed coronavirus cases.
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    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits a London laboratory of the Public Health England National Infection Service.
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    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits a London laboratory of the Public Health England National Infection Service.
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    Staff members disinfect the premises of a makeshift hospital in Wuhan, China, on March 1, after all patients were discharged.
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    Staff members disinfect the premises of a makeshift hospital in Wuhan, China, on March 1, after all patients were discharged.
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    Medical staff stand outside a hospital in Daegu, South Korea, on March 1.
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    Medical staff stand outside a hospital in Daegu, South Korea, on March 1.
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    Tomoyuki Sugano, a professional baseball player on the Yomiuri Giants, throws a pitch in an empty Tokyo Dome during a preseason game on Saturday, February 29. Fans have been barred from preseason games to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
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    Tomoyuki Sugano, a professional baseball player on the Yomiuri Giants, throws a pitch in an empty Tokyo Dome during a preseason game on Saturday, February 29. Fans have been barred from preseason games to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
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    Commuters wearing masks make their way to work during morning rush hour at the Shinagawa train station in Tokyo on February 28.
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    Commuters wearing masks make their way to work during morning rush hour at the Shinagawa train station in Tokyo on February 28.
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    Medical staff transport a coronavirus patient within the Red Cross hospital in Wuhan on February 28.
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    Medical staff transport a coronavirus patient within the Red Cross hospital in Wuhan on February 28.
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    Inter Milan plays Ludogorets in an empty soccer stadium in Milan, Italy, on February 27. The match <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/28/football/inter-milan-coronavirus-ludogorets-football-spt-intl/index.html" target="_blank">was ordered to be played behind closed doors</a> as Italian authorities continue to grapple with the coronavirus outbreak.
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    Inter Milan plays Ludogorets in an empty soccer stadium in Milan, Italy, on February 27. The match was ordered to be played behind closed doors as Italian authorities continue to grapple with the coronavirus outbreak.
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    A bank clerk disinfects banknotes in China's Sichuan province on February 26.
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    A bank clerk disinfects banknotes in China's Sichuan province on February 26.
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    A child wearing a protective face mask rides on a scooter in an empty area in Beijing.
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    A child wearing a protective face mask rides on a scooter in an empty area in Beijing.
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    A Catholic devotee wears a face mask as he is sprinkled with ash during Ash Wednesday services in Paranaque, Philippines, on February 26.
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    A Catholic devotee wears a face mask as he is sprinkled with ash during Ash Wednesday services in Paranaque, Philippines, on February 26.
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    People disinfect Qom's Masumeh shrine in Tehran, Iran, on February 25.
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    People disinfect Qom's Masumeh shrine in Tehran, Iran, on February 25.
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    A worker in Daegu stacks plastic buckets containing medical waste from coronavirus patients on February 24.
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    A worker in Daegu stacks plastic buckets containing medical waste from coronavirus patients on February 24.
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    Paramedics carry a stretcher off an ambulance in Hong Kong on February 23.
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    Paramedics carry a stretcher off an ambulance in Hong Kong on February 23.
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    People attend a professional soccer match in Kobe, Japan, on February 23. To help stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, the soccer club Vissel Kobe <a href="https://www.espn.com/soccer/vissel-kobe/story/4057914/iniestas-vissel-kobe-ban-singing-chanting-due-to-coronavirus-threat" target="_blank">told fans not to sing, chant or wave flags</a> in the season opener against Yokohama FC.
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    People attend a professional soccer match in Kobe, Japan, on February 23. To help stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, the soccer club Vissel Kobe told fans not to sing, chant or wave flags in the season opener against Yokohama FC.
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    A team of volunteers disinfects a pedestrian bridge in Bangkok, Thailand.
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    A team of volunteers disinfects a pedestrian bridge in Bangkok, Thailand.
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    A man rides his bike in Beijing on February 23.
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    A man rides his bike in Beijing on February 23.
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    Hospital personnel in Codogno, Italy, carry new beds inside the hospital on February 21. The hospital is hosting some people who have been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus.
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    Hospital personnel in Codogno, Italy, carry new beds inside the hospital on February 21. The hospital is hosting some people who have been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus.
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    Doctors look at a CT scan of a lung at a hospital in Xiaogan, China, on February 20.
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    Doctors look at a CT scan of a lung at a hospital in Xiaogan, China, on February 20.
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    A sales clerk wears a mask as she waits for customers at a hat shop in Beijing on February 18.<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/14/economy/coronavirus-china-economy-small-businesses/index.html" target="_blank"> </a>Small companies that help drive China's economy <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/14/economy/coronavirus-china-economy-small-businesses/index.html" target="_blank">are worried about how much damage</a> the coronavirus outbreak will cause to business.
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    A sales clerk wears a mask as she waits for customers at a hat shop in Beijing on February 18. Small companies that help drive China's economy are worried about how much damage the coronavirus outbreak will cause to business.
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    Buses carrying American passengers arrive at the Haneda Airport in Tokyo on February 17. The passengers <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/17/health/diamond-princess-american-evacuees-flight/index.html" target="_blank">were leaving the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship</a> to be repatriated to the United States.
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    Buses carrying American passengers arrive at the Haneda Airport in Tokyo on February 17. The passengers were leaving the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship to be repatriated to the United States.
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    A medical worker rests at the isolation ward of the Red Cross hospital in Wuhan on February 16.
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    A medical worker rests at the isolation ward of the Red Cross hospital in Wuhan on February 16.
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    Authorities watch as the Westerdam cruise ship approaches a port in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, on February 13. Despite having no confirmed cases of coronavirus on board, the Westerdam was refused port by four other Asian countries before being allowed to dock in Cambodia.
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    Authorities watch as the Westerdam cruise ship approaches a port in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, on February 13. Despite having no confirmed cases of coronavirus on board, the Westerdam was refused port by four other Asian countries before being allowed to dock in Cambodia.
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    A worker has his temperature checked on a shuttered commercial street in Beijing on February 12.
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    A worker has his temperature checked on a shuttered commercial street in Beijing on February 12.
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    Beds are made in the Wuhan Sports Center, which has been converted into a temporary hospital.
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    Beds are made in the Wuhan Sports Center, which has been converted into a temporary hospital.
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    A child rides a scooter past a police officer wearing protective gear outside the Hong Mei House in Hong Kong on February 11. More than 100 people evacuated the housing block after four residents in two different apartments tested positive for the coronavirus.
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    A child rides a scooter past a police officer wearing protective gear outside the Hong Mei House in Hong Kong on February 11. More than 100 people evacuated the housing block after four residents in two different apartments tested positive for the coronavirus.
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    Relatives of quarantined passengers wave at the Diamond Princess cruise ship as it leaves a port in Yokohama, Japan, to dump wastewater and generate potable water. Dozens of people on the ship <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/10/us/coronavirus-cruise-ship-americans-quarantine/index.html" target="_blank">were infected with coronavirus.</a>
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    Relatives of quarantined passengers wave at the Diamond Princess cruise ship as it leaves a port in Yokohama, Japan, to dump wastewater and generate potable water. Dozens of people on the ship were infected with coronavirus.
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    The Deneway branch of the County Oak Medical Centre is closed amid coronavirus fears in Brighton, England, on February 11. Several locations in and around Brighton were quarantined after <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/11/europe/steve-walsh-uk-coronavirus-patient-intl-gbr/index.html" target="_blank">a man linked to several coronavirus cases in the United Kingdom</a> came into contact with health-care workers and members of the public.
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    The Deneway branch of the County Oak Medical Centre is closed amid coronavirus fears in Brighton, England, on February 11. Several locations in and around Brighton were quarantined after a man linked to several coronavirus cases in the United Kingdom came into contact with health-care workers and members of the public.
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    A police officer, left, wears protective gear as he guards a cordon at the Hong Mei House in Hong Kong on February 11.
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    A police officer, left, wears protective gear as he guards a cordon at the Hong Mei House in Hong Kong on February 11.
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    A worker wears a protective suit as he waits to screen people entering an office building in Beijing on February 10. China's workforce is <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/10/business/china-companies-return-to-work-coronavirus/index.html" target="_blank">slowly coming back to work</a> after the coronavirus outbreak forced many parts of the country to extend the Lunar New Year holiday by more than a week.
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    A worker wears a protective suit as he waits to screen people entering an office building in Beijing on February 10. China's workforce is slowly coming back to work after the coronavirus outbreak forced many parts of the country to extend the Lunar New Year holiday by more than a week.
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    Chinese President Xi Jinping has his temperature checked during an appearance in Beijing on February 10.
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    Chinese President Xi Jinping has his temperature checked during an appearance in Beijing on February 10.
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    Photojournalists wearing face masks take photos of a bus carrying passengers after they disembarked from the World Dream cruise ship in Hong Kong on February 9. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/05/asia/coronavirus-cruise-quarantines-intl-hnk/index.html" target="_blank">More than 5,300 people were quarantined on two cruise ships</a> off Hong Kong and Japan.
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    Photojournalists wearing face masks take photos of a bus carrying passengers after they disembarked from the World Dream cruise ship in Hong Kong on February 9. More than 5,300 people were quarantined on two cruise ships off Hong Kong and Japan.
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    People participating in a Lunar New Year Parade in New York City hold signs reading, "Wuhan stay strong!" on February 9.
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    People participating in a Lunar New Year Parade in New York City hold signs reading, "Wuhan stay strong!" on February 9.
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    A shopper walks past empty shelves at a grocery store in Hong Kong on February 9. China's Ministry of Commerce <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/06/asia/wuhan-coronavirus-update-intl-hnk/index.html" target="_blank">encouraged supermarkets and grocery stores</a> to resume operations as the country's voluntary or mandatory quarantines began to take an economic toll.
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    A shopper walks past empty shelves at a grocery store in Hong Kong on February 9. China's Ministry of Commerce encouraged supermarkets and grocery stores to resume operations as the country's voluntary or mandatory quarantines began to take an economic toll.
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    A worker wearing a protective suit uses a machine to disinfect a business establishment in Shanghai, China, on February 9.
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    A worker wearing a protective suit uses a machine to disinfect a business establishment in Shanghai, China, on February 9.
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    Workers in protective gear walk near the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Yokohama on February 7.
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    Workers in protective gear walk near the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Yokohama on February 7.
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    People in Hong Kong attend a vigil February 7 for <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/07/asia/china-doctor-death-censorship-intl-hnk/index.html" target="_blank">whistleblower doctor Li Wenliang. </a>Li, 34, died in Wuhan after contracting the virus while treating a patient.
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    People in Hong Kong attend a vigil February 7 for whistleblower doctor Li Wenliang. Li, 34, died in Wuhan after contracting the virus while treating a patient.
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    A woman grieves while paying tribute to Li at Li's hospital in Wuhan on February 7.
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    A woman grieves while paying tribute to Li at Li's hospital in Wuhan on February 7.
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    The Anthem of the Seas cruise ship is seen docked at the Cape Liberty Cruise Port in Bayonne, New Jersey, on February 7. Passengers were to be screened for coronavirus as a precaution, an official with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told CNN.
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    The Anthem of the Seas cruise ship is seen docked at the Cape Liberty Cruise Port in Bayonne, New Jersey, on February 7. Passengers were to be screened for coronavirus as a precaution, an official with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told CNN.
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    The country has come under pressure from other Middle Eastern nations -- including Iraq, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain -- which have reported cases with links to the Iranian city of Qom, where several holy sites are regularly visited by large crowds.
    Iran has banned Friday prayers in the centers of all provinces across the country for the second week in a row, to help curb the spread of the virus. Schools and universities have also been shut, while concerts and sports events have been canceled.
    On Thursday, Health Minister Saeed Namaki announced a national plan to tackle the virus that will include all 17,000 health centers and 9,000 medical clinics in every part of the country, according to IRNA.
    Under the plan, some infected people will have to stay home under quarantine but continue receiving medical supplies. Those with more serious conditions will stay in hospital, Namaki said.
    How countries around the world are responding to the coronavirus outbreak
    How countries around the world are responding to the coronavirus outbreak
    The number of medical facilities to test for the virus will more than double to 40 by the end of the week, he added.
    Earlier in the week, the Health Ministry also announced it would be activating a nationwide team of 300,000 health workers and specialists to defeat the spread of the virus.
      The country also plans to temporarily release 54,000 people from prisons as it tackles the epidemic. However Iran's Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili did not elaborate on where they would be kept or how authorities would keep track of them.
      Iranian officials initially reassured its nationals that the virus would be contained, but it was difficult to convince Iranians that was the case as 23 members of parliament tested positive for the virus and an adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei died on Monday.

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