Coronavirus: Iran to mobilise 300,000 soldiers and volunteers as 23 MPs infected – latest news
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The World Health Organization said Tuesday that understanding how the new coronavirus spreads was rapidly increasing, but warned the protective gear needed to fight the disease was “rapidly depleting”.
The UN health agency voiced concern that the masks and other protective equipment used by health workers was running out amid panic buying and manipulation of markets.
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