Iran's Vice President Masoumeh Ebtekar tests positive for coronavirus: Reports
Ebtekar was also a spokeswoman for the 1979 hostage-takers and was known as "Mary" during the hostage crisis.
Published: 27th February 2020 09:07 PM | Last Updated: 27th February 2020 09:07 PM | A+A A-
Iran's Vice President Masoumeh Ebtekar (Photo | AP)
DUBAI: Days after Iran's deputy health minister, Iraj Harirchi, tested positive for coronavirus, a state-owned newspaper in Iran reported that its Vice President, Masoumeh Ebtekar, has contracted coronavirus.
The report came from the English-language IRAN daily newspaper via its Twitter account.
Ebtekar was also a spokeswoman for the 1979 hostage-takers and was known as "Mary" during the hostage crisis.
The report comes as other top officials in Iran's Shiite theocracy have caught the virus.
