DUBAI (CNA) – Iran’s Health Ministry reported the country’s first three deaths from the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant on Saturday.
“The number of patients with Omicron in the country has reached 1,162 and… one death has been reported due to Omicron in each of the cities of Tabriz, Yazd and Shahrekord, and one critically ill patient is hospitalised in Ahvaz,” ministry spokesman Mohammad Hashemi told state broadcaster IRIB.
More details on Monday’s Borneo Bulletin
