A municipal policeman, right, orders people to leave the waterfront promenade, along the Mediterranean Sea, as the country's top security council and the government were meeting over the spread of the new coronavirus, in Beirut, Lebanon, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, March 15, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
March 16, 2020
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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.