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My colleagues Shaun Walker and Christian Davies have written a story on concerns that eastern Europe might experience a surge in infections due to a lack of testing.
So far, eastern European countries have far lower infection rates than several of their Western neighbours.
Related: Lack of testing raises fears of coronavirus surge in eastern Europe
Iran announces 123 more deaths from coronavirus over the past 24 hours, which brings the country’s total to 2,640, AFP reports.
Afghanistan’s health ministry confirmed seven new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours, pushing the total number of infections to 117.