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    Iran reports its first three deaths from Omicron COVID-19 variant

    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.

    Iran this week lifted restrictions on land travel to and from neighbouring countries and some European states but maintained a ban on arrivals from Britain, France and eight countries in Southern Africa over Omicron fears, Iranian media reported.

    A health official checking the body temperature of a congregant during Tehran’s first Friday prayer after a nearly two-year break. PHOTO: CNA
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