(Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that 25 million Iranians have been infected with the coronavirus and that another 35 million were at risk of acquiring it as Iran reimposed restrictions in the capital and elsewhere.
The figures Rouhani cited in a televised speech were far higher than Saturday’s official toll of 271,606.
His office said they were based on “an estimated scenario” from a report by the health ministry’s deputy minister of research.
“Our estimate is that until…
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