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• Iran rejects 'foreign' help as virus death toll nears 2,000
• With China gunning for aircraft carriers, US Navy says it must change how it fights
• UK could strengthen punishment for flouting coronavirus measures, Gove says

Iran rejects 'foreign' help as virus death toll nears 2,000 Posted: 24 Mar 2020 01:47 PM PDT A senior Iranian official Tuesday ruled out "foreign" help on the ground to deal with the coronavirus epidemic after an offer from a France-based medical charity, as the country's death toll from the illness neared 2,000. "Due to Iran's national mobilisation against the virus and the full use of the medical capacity of the armed forces, it is not necessary for now for hospital beds to be set up by foreign forces, and their presence is ruled out," Alireza Vahabzadeh, advisor to Iran's health minister, said on Twitter. Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour earlier said a record 1,762 new cases have been confirmed in Iran over the past 24 hours and 24,811 people are now known to have been infected with the new coronavirus. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

With China gunning for aircraft carriers, US Navy says it must change how it fights Posted: 24 Mar 2020 07:47 AM PDT The U.S. Navy can't afford to throw up its hands when it come to the vulnerability of aircraft carriers, its new top officer says. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

UK could strengthen punishment for flouting coronavirus measures, Gove says Posted: 24 Mar 2020 01:47 AM PDT Britain could introduce stronger measures than 30 pound fixed penalty fines for people who flout new restrictions announced on Monday to slow the spread of coronavirus, Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove said. "The legislation will be in place in order to ensure that we have appropriate penalties and appropriate punishment for those people who do not adhere to the clear advice that the government has given and that the police are ready to enforce." This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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