Coronavirus kills member of council advising Iran's supreme leader

The Indian government says two more people in the country have tested positive for coronavirus

A member of Iran's Expediency Council died Monday from coronavirus, according to the official IRNA news agency.

Mohammad Mirmohammadi, 76, lost his life from the virus at a hospital in the capital Tehran, IRNA said.

Mirmohammadi was a former member of parliament for Qom province. In 2018, he was appointed a member of the country's Expediency Council, which advises Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.



On Sunday, Iran put the death toll from the novel coronavirus at 54 with a total of 978 confirmed cases.

The global death toll from coronavirus has reached some 2,900, with more than 88,000 infected.

The World Health Organisation (WHO), which already declared the outbreak an international health emergency, updated the global risk level to very high.

India reports two cases

India said on Monday two people in the country had tested positive for coronavirus. One case was detected in the capital New Delhi, while the other was in the southern state of Telangana, the government said in a statement.

The patients had a travel history from Italy and the United Arab Emirates, respectively, the statement said. Both patients were stable and being closely monitored.

Government of India: Two more cases of #COVID19 reported, one each from New Delhi & Telangana. Both the patients are stable and being closely monitored. pic.twitter.com/BkrL6qmLUK

— ANI (@ANI) March 2, 2020