Iran's ex-ambassador to Vatican dies of coronavirus
International Desk Published: 28 February 2020, 03:33 PM
Iran's former ambassador to the Vatican and prominent cleric Hadi Khosrowshahi died of coronavirus, local media reported on Thursday.
According to the semiofficial Tasnim News Agency, the 81-year-old cleric died at a hospital in Iran.
Earlier in the day, Iran put the death toll in the country from the coronavirus to 26, with 245 confirmed cases.
The global death toll is 2,858, and China, where the outbreak originated, is the worst hit, with more than 78,824 cases and over 2,788 fatalities.
Source: Anadolu Agency
