The UN World Health Organization on Monday sent its first planeload of assistance to help fight coronavirus in
Iran, the second-worst hit country after
China, as the death toll rose by 12 to 66 in the Islamic republic.
Iran's confirmed cases leapt by 523 from the previous day to 1,501, said Deputy Health Minister Alireza Raisi.
Regional countries have especially worried about the COVID-19 outbreak in Iran.