Deputy Speaker of Parliament has named a number of members of the virus and announced that all meetings between senior officials and the public will be discontinued • The head of the emergency medicine unit also has the deadly virus

• Iranian MPs // Photo: IP

Iranian regime embarrassment: At least 23 MPs have been diagnosed with Corona disease, senior officials of the country revealed on Tuesday.

Abdul-Reza Misri, deputy Majles spokesman, Iranian parliament, told Turkish news agency Anadolu today that all meetings between parliamentarians and ordinary citizens, including hospital visits and rallies, have been suspended until further notice.

Meanwhile, the Iranian news agency Ilana reported that the chief of emergency services in the country was also diagnosed with coronary disease, apparently after being exposed to patients as part of his job.

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