Iran says coronavirus has spread to several cities, reports two new deaths
Concern about coronavirus is increasingly evident on the streets of Tehran.
Iran has confirmed 13 new cases.
It brings the total in the country to at least 18, with four of the total having died.
(SOUNDBITE) (Farsi) 27-YEAR-OLD LOCAL RESIDENT, FATHIZADEH (NO FIRST NAME GIVEN), SAYING:
"The whole family was terrified. We cannot take our kids out of the house. We can't even get them to play somewhere."
The coronavirus has spread to several Iranian cities, a health ministry official said on Friday (February 21).
The majority of cases in Iran have been in Qom, a Shi'ite Muslim holy city 120 km south of the capital.
The widening outbreak came as Iranians were voting in a parliamentary election.
A first case of the virus was also confirmed in Lebanon on Friday after a woman arriving from Iran was found to be positive, according to hospital sources.
The epidemic originated in China and has killed more than 2,100 people there.
