Leila Boloukat contracts coronavirus

Iranian actress Leila Boloukat has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus.

In a post on social media Boloukat announced that she has contracted the COVID-19 disease caused by the new coronavirus.

She also urged her fans to take anti-coronavirus precautions seriously and not to underestimate the disease.

Born in 1981, she made her debut movie in 2005 with ' Abraham, Friend of Allah'.

She has played the character of Nefertiti in the popular series 'Prophet Joseph'.

Boloukat has appeared in several movies, including 'The Outcasts 1', 'The Outcasts 2', 'Yousef', 'Mirror and Candlestick', and 'Five Stars'.

'Capital Operation' and 'The Hidden Secret' are among the other TV series that she has taken part in.

The flu-like deadly virus first emerged in China in late 2019 and has now infected more than 8.3 million people and killed over 447,000 across the world.

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