The prayer imam in the holy city of Qom discussed the recent coronavirus outbreak in the city during Friday prayers.

Holy cleric Hojjat ol-Eslam Seyyed Mohammad Saeedi blamed President Donald Trump for the outbreak.

There are reports that up to 50 people have died in Iran from the coronavirus.

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Iran lawmaker @ahmadamirabadi1 reveals 50 ppl have died in Qom in past 2 weeks.

Meanwhile the Gov claims only 12 have died. Regime was aware of #COVID19 spreading but kept it secret to mobilize crowds for sham election@WHO @statedeptspox @USAdarFarsi @eu_eeas pic.twitter.com/xk1GaRCSjn — M. Hanif Jazayeri (@HanifJazayeri) February 24, 2020

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The main Shia seminary is in Qom.

https://twitter.com/maziarbahari/status/1231989333709729792

Radio Farda reported: