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\\Iran has temporarily released more than 54,000 prisoners in an effort to combat the spread of the new coronavirus disease in crowded jails.<\/p>\n

Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili told reporters that the inmates were granted furlough after testing negative for Covid-19 and posting bail.<\/p>\n

\u201cSecurity prisoners\u201d sentenced to more than five years will not be let out.<\/p>\n

The jailed British-Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe may be freed soon, according to a British MP.<\/p>\n

Tulip Siddiq cited the Iranian ambassador to the UK as saying that Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe \u201cmay be released on furlough today or tomorrow\u201d.<\/p>\n

Her husband said on Saturday that he believed she had contracted Covid-19 and that the prison authorities were refusing to test her.
\nBut Mr Esmaili insisted on Monday that Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe had subsequently been in contact with her family and \u201ctold them about her good health\u201d.<\/p>\n

What do I need to know about the coronavirus?
\nIran\u2019s Covid-19 outbreak has killed at least 77 people in less than two weeks.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, the number of confirmed cases rose by 50% for the second day in a row. It now stands at 2,336, although the real figure is believed to far higher.<\/p>\n

A number of senior Iranian officials have contracted the virus. Among the latest is the head of the emergency medical services, Pirhossein Kolivand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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