TEHRAN — None of the Iranian Hajj pilgrims have been diagnosed with corona virus, Health Minister Hasan Hashemi has said, Mehr reported on Wednesday.

“That the Health Ministry warns against corona should not concern the public,” the minister added. “Fortunately no cases of corona have been reported up to now.”

Thanking all the contributors to the hajj pilgrimage, Hashemi mentioned the presence of a doctor from Hajj medical team in each flight.

Moreover the pilgrims will be checked for any symptoms of the disease at the airports in Iran, he said.

Coronavirus, a respiratory disease which resembles a common cold, is not eradicated in Saudi Arabia yet and kills rather a large number of people in the time of outbreak.

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