Is Iran’s Rouhani Really Infected with Coronavirus?

Many reports have been circulating lately about the infection of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani with Coronavirus (COVID-19), especially after canceling a scheduled meeting on Tuesday.

According to Fars news agency, Rouhani was scheduled to hold a top government meeting hosted by Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of the Iranian parliament.

In a tweet, late Monday, Iran’s semi-official news agency claimed that the Iranian president canceled the meeting amid fears of contracting coronavirus after Ghalibaf visited the Imam Khomeini Hospital earlier.

It is worth mentioning that, Iran's Health Ministry said on Monday nearly the whole country was on a coronavirus red alert as cases and deaths rose to record levels, a member of the state task force's warned that field hospitals might be needed if people flout the rules, according to Al-Arabiya webiste.