DUBAI (UAE) – The Iranian authorities are contemplating imposing a two-day lockdown in the capital as they are battling a third wave of the virus. On Friday, the coronavirus-related fatalities climbed by 461 to 40,582.
Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari told state TV that Iran, the Middle East country worst hit by Covid-19, had identified 11,737 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the total number to 738,322.
Iranian media said discussions were underway among government and health officials to impose a two-week total lockdown in Tehran, which could be announced as early as Saturday.
On Tuesday, the government imposed restrictions for one month requiring all non-essential businesses to close at 6 pm in major cities.
