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An Iraqi police a checkpoint near shops that are shuttered to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, in Baghdad, Iraq Friday, March 20, 2020. Iraq, authorities struggled to keep pilgrims from marking the annual Shiite Muslim commemoration of the death of Imam Mousa al-Kazim despite a week-long curfew in the capital. Thousands of Iraqis typically make the journey on foot to the shrine of the imam in the Khazimiyah area of Baghdad. For most people, the virus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

An Iraqi police a checkpoint near shops that are shuttered to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, in Baghdad, Iraq Friday, March 20, 2020. Iraq, authorities struggled to keep pilgrims from marking the annual Shiite Muslim commemoration of the death of Imam Mousa al-Kazim despite a week-long curfew in the capital. Thousands of Iraqis typically make the journey on foot to the shrine of the imam in the Khazimiyah area of Baghdad. For most people, the virus causes only…

March 20, 2020

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Iran's leaders take upbeat tone even as virus deaths climb
March 20, 2020 7:58 a.m.

Iran's leaders take upbeat tone even as virus deaths climb

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's leaders vowed to overcome the coronavirus outbreak in upbeat messages marking the Persian New Year on Friday, even as the Health Ministry announced 149 more fatalities, bringing the country's death toll to 1,433.