Iranian actor hospitalized with COVID-19

Veteran Iranian actor Parviz Pour-Hosseini has been admitted to hospital after contracting the novel coronavirus.

The 79-year-old Pour-Hosseini was taken to an intensive care unit (ICU) in a hospital in the capital, Tehran, earlier this week, reports said Thursday.

Firoozgar Hospital told media that Pour-Hosseini’s treatment is working well, and “there is nothing to worry about”.

Pour-Hosseini has appeared in various series which were aired on ifilm, such as ‘Truth Revealed’, ‘The Chef’, ‘Saint Mary’, ‘The Tenth Night’, ‘The First Night of Peace’, ‘Madness of Love’, and ‘Michael’.

His role in 'Saint Mary' (2000) brought him the Certificate of Merit at the Fajr International Film Festival in Iran.

He has also taken part in dozens of films, including ‘Kamal-ol-Molk’, ‘The Relationship’, ‘The Man Who Became a Mouse', ‘Mirage’, ‘The Angelica’, ‘The Night it Happened’, ‘Angel Day’, ‘The Fifth Chapter’, and ‘Leila's Sleep’.

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