Coronavirus: How does Iran respond to the brigade? – BBC News

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Iran is monitoring the outbreak of coronavirus this week, but the spread of online misinformation presents a new challenge to the authorities.

False or misleading medical advice to senior officials, fake letters or warnings, and some conspiracy theories about the origin of the virus have surfaced in Iranian social media and messaging apps in recent days.

Officials have so far confirmed 388 Covid-19 cases and 34 deaths in the country, more deaths than anywhere else in China.

However, sources in the country’s health system say the number of deaths of BBC Persians is 210.

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