'People are frightened': Iranians struggle to cope as virus spreads

Covid-19 has now claimed 66 lives out of more than 1,500 cases in Iran. FMTNews Iran Virus Covid19

TEHRAN: Cooped up at home for days because of Iran’s coronavirus outbreak, Parmis Hashemi was desperate, so her mother took her shopping – even though they only had one mask between them.

“It’s extremely hard for us but I can’t take a taxi or bus to go somewhere even if my feet hurt” from walking, said Parmis’ mother Shahpar. That was of little comfort to 39-year-old architect Pejman, who expressed fears about the spread of the novel coronavirus. “The streets are empty,” Jamshidi said as his taxi driver colleagues shared a meal and engaged in rowdy banter.

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