A man wearing a face mask walks on a street amid the novel coronavirus outbreak in Tehran, Iran, on March 2, 2020. On Monday, Iran announced infection of 1,051 people with the novel coronavirus, and 66 of them have died. (Photo by Ahmad Halabisaz/Xinhua)
TEHRAN, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi on Monday ordered severe punishment for hoarders of pharmaceutical and health products as the outbreak of novel coronavirus has raised concerns in the country.
"The health of people would never be up for bargain," Raisi said, adding that hoarding medical commodities in the current circumstances is "playing with the lives of people" and could not be forgiven by any means.
On Monday, Iran announced infection of 1,051 people with the novel coronavirus, and 66 of them have died.
