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In the Middle East, there is no sign of calming down, especially in Iran. In Iran, the number of patients surpassed 8,000, surpassing Korea's 7,500 at 00:00 yesterday (10th).

This is correspondent Lee Dae-wook in Cairo.

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The Iranian government said yesterday that more than 800 confirmed corona19 confirmers surpassed 8,000.

The cumulative number of confirmed patients surpassed Korea and is the third after China and Italy.

More than 50 people died yesterday, the largest daily increase, with more than 290 cumulative deaths.

In particular, there is a surge in patients in the capital, Tehran.

[Zahra / Iran Tehran citizens: In the city, everyone wears a mask. People are stocking things. Corona 19 is sweeping the whole city.]

In Iran, more than 40 people died when drinking industrial alcohol, as rumors spread that alcohol prevented Corona19.

The proliferation in the Middle East has led to the first deaths from Corona19 in Lebanon and Morocco.

Egypt shut down Luxor region hotels and cruise ships with 59 confirmed visitors, mainly from the popular tourist destination, Luxor.

In Cairo, the capital of 20 million people, there are growing concerns that the spread of Corona 19 will begin in earnest.