Coronavirus test of four Iranian MPs positive

An Iranian MP announced that the coronavirus test results of four MPs were positive and that figure could rise as the results of the remaining MPschr("39") tests are still unclear.

"We are going to defeat the coronavirus", Mohammad Ali Vakili, an Iranian Member of Parliament wrote on his Twitter account.

"So far, the results of coronavirus test of four MPs have been announced as positive," he noted.

"We should wait for the results of the tests of the remaining MPs," he said adding that if the number grows, the decision will be made about further parliament meetings.

Iran now appears to have the highest number of government officials infected by the coronavirus, which was first officially reported in the holy Iranian city of Qom on Feb. 19.

The disease is believed to have spread to the country from China, which has maintained close economic relations with the Tehran government despite American sanctions.