AdvertisementCoronavirus Spreads In Iran, Piling More Problems On The Sanctions-Hit CountryMarch 03, 2020Peter KenyonfacebookEmailA father holding his son's hand while checking the information board in a train station in Iran's capital, Tehran. Schools were closed and many public gatherings, including Friday prayers, were canceled as the coronavirus spread in Iran, even infecting senior officials. (Marjan Yazdi for NPR)