Coronavirus: Iran denies cover-up as seven deaths reported in Italy
(The Guardian World News)

Tehran rejects claim death toll is more than four times higher than official figures suggestCoronavirus latest - live updatesThe Iranian government has denied trying to cover up the full extent of an outbreak of the coronavirus, as Italy reported a seventh death and officials across the Middle East and Europe scrambled to limit its spread.On Monday, a lawmaker from Qom - a Shia holy city 75 miles (120 km) south of the capital, Tehran, accused Iran´s health minister of lying about the scale of the outbreak. Continue reading...