Iran is experiencing one of the worst outbreaks of the novel coronavirus in the world. So far, more than 1,000 people have died and about 17,000 others have been infected, according to official figures. Meanwhile, the outbreak has dampened New Year celebrations for millions of Iranians inside and outside of the country. The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports.
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