A man with a motorcycle helmet covers his face with a mask, as he watches municipal policemen order people to leave the corniche, or waterfront promenade, along the Mediterranean Sea, as the country's top security council and the government were meeting over the spread of coronavirus, in Beirut, Lebanon, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, March 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
March 16, 2020
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March 16, 2020 8:04 a.m.
Virus toll in Iran climbs as lockdowns deepen across Mideast
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran reported another 129 fatalities from the new coronavirus on Monday, the largest one-day rise in deaths since it began battling the Middle East's worst outbreak, which has claimed more than 850 lives and infected a number of senior officials in the country.