Iran says ‘curbing virus’ even with over 2,000 new cases

Iran on Wednesday said it was close to “curbing” the new coronavirus outbreak even as it reported more than 2,000 fresh infections for the third day in a row. “We have been progressing at every step in the past three months… in fighting this dangerous virus and are nearly on the verge of curbing this disease,” said President Hassan Rouhani. Iran would “even not have these problems” if health protocols “were more closely observed in some of the…