Iran will impose “severe restrictions” across many areas of the country on Saturday in an effort to stem the spread of coronavirus, President Hassan Rouhani says.
The Islamic Republic has not imposed a full lockdown since it reported its first COVID-19 cases in February.
The country is the worst hit in the Middle East by the pandemic, and official deaths and infection figures have hit several new records in recent weeks.
People walk in a commercial district in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020 (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
“We are on the verge of a new stage of social responsibility over the growing spread of the coronavirus,” Rouhani says during a televised cabinet meeting. “As of Saturday, severe restrictions will be imposed in the country.”
Specific details on the new measures, first mentioned by Rouhani last Saturday, have yet to be announced.
— AFP
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