Daily confirmed new infections from Covid-19 in Iran fell below 1,000 for the first time in more than a month
A general view of traffic, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease, after shopping malls and bazaars reopened in Tehran, Iran, April 20, 2020.
Detected cases of infection rose by 991 to total 91,472 since the start of Iran's outbreak, the deadliest in the Middle East. Iran has struggled to contain the coronavirus since reporting its first cases on February 19 – two deaths in the Shia holy city of Qom. The authorities have in recent days raised the possibility of reopening mosques in little-affected areas, although they have yet to elaborate on such plans.
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