Iran’s Para Athlete Mohammad Yari Diagnosed with Coronavirus
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian para athlete Ali Mohammad Yari has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
The discus thrower will self-quarantine for two weeks at home after tested positive.
Rouhollah Rostami, who won a gold medal in Rio 2016 powerlifting event, is another Iranian Paralympic athlete who has tested positive for the coronavirus.
Iran Olympic silver medalist Ehsan Hadadi had also been diagnosed with COVID-19 but has fully recovered from the disease.
Iran’s total death toll from the new coronavirus outbreak rose to 4,474 on Sunday with 117 lives lost in the past 24 hours, according to a health ministry spokesman.
More than 43,800 coronavirus positive cases in the country have fully recovered from the disease, the spokesman said.
