Hamedan (IP) - A production company in the village of Yekanabad in Hamedan province produces medical masks amid the spread of coronavirus across Iran.

Iran Press/Iran news: About 150 men and women are working shifts in this company, producing 14000 standard masks on a daily basis, which are then being sent to other provinces of Iran.

In parallel to the spread of coronavirus in Iran, a national mobilization plan has been launched with the cooperation of people and other relevant groups to produce masks and disinfectants.

In Iran, 4996 patients from all 14,991 infected patients diagnosed to coronavirus so far, have recovered and discharged from hospitals across the country.

The novel coronavirus, that causes a respiratory disease known as COVID-19, emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in Hubei Province late last year. It has killed more than 7,170 worldwide, according to an estimate from Johns Hopkins University, which is tracking cases reported by the World Health Organization and additional sources.

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