Months into Iran's fight against the coronavirus, pandemic shows no signs of slowing down
In this Tuesday, June 16, 2020 photo, nurses tend to Covid-19 patients at the Shohadaye Tajrish Hospital in Tehran, Iran.
The spikes, which came after a major Muslim holiday last month, have renewed fears about a potential second wave of infections sweeping across Iran. As businesses open and people begin to move around more after weeks of closures of most stores, offices and public spaces, health experts worry that growing complacency among the country’s 80 million people may further allow the virus to spread.
The spike in cases occurred largely in Iran’s oil-rich southwestern Khuzestan province, as well as the western provinces of Kermanshah and Kurdistan. Officials link it to the Eid al Fitr holiday that came in late May, during which families often travel to visit friends and relatives to mark the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims fast from dawn to dusk.
But Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that only 18 percent of people are observing social distancing and other measures, down from 80 percent about a month ago.
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