About this writes RIA Novosti with reference to his message on Twitter.

“My coronavirus test was positive. I inform about this when I don’t have much hope that I can live on, ”the agency quoted his post.

Earlier it became known that the Deputy Minister of Health of Iran was diagnosed with coronavirus infection COVID-19.

Earlier, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that Yerevan will close the border with Iran for two weeks due to the spread of the coronavirus.

For the same reason, Turkey and Pakistan also closed their border with the Islamic Republic, and Georgia imposed restrictions on air traffic with Iran.