Governor of Khuzestan province says people have not been observing social distancing rules. FMTNews Iran
Volunteers disinfect a village in the outskirts of the city of Ghaemshahr, in north of Iran on April 29.
“Because of this the number of coronavirus patients in the province has tripled and the hospitalisation rate has risen by 60%,” Shariati said. Iran, one of the countries in the Middle East hit hardest by the novel coronavirus, has begun easing restrictions on normal life in order to keep afloat its economy, already battered by US sanctions.
On Friday, prayer gatherings resumed in up to 180 Iranian cities and towns seen at low risk of coronavirus contagion after a two-month suspension, state media reported. The total number of deaths from coronavirus rose by 51 in the past 24 hours to 6,640, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said in a statement on state TV on Sunday.Iranian officials have said sanctions that were reimposed in 2018 after US President Donald Trump withdrew from a multilateral nuclear deal with Iran have hampered the Islamic Republic’s ability to combat the pandemic.
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