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Iran faces medical worker shortage as COVID-19 crisis shows no signs of slowing

Iranian officials in charge of combatting the coronavirus have warned they are running short of medical staff.

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An Iranian doctor works on the production of COVID-19 test kits at a medical center in Karaj, in the northern Alborz Province, April 11, 2020. — ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images

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