The Iranians have been observing Ramadan since Wednesday amid the fourth wave of COVID-19 pandemic and hardships brought about by the U.S.-imposed sanctions.
Iran’s health ministry reported on Sunday 405 more COVID-19 deaths, raising the death toll of the pandemic in the country to 66,732.
Grand Bazaar of Tehran, a major hub for the country’s economy, has been closed for two weeks following the sharp rise in the number of COVID-19 cases across Iran.
Iran reported 258 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Sunday, the highest daily toll since early December, Reuters reported.
Tehran has been put under a partial lockdown that would last for two weeks amid a fresh surge in cases of the coronavirus.
Iran has shattered its daily record for new coronavirus infections for the second consecutive day, with 20,954 new cases reported on Wednesday.
Iran’s Health Ministry says the first shipment of the World Health Organization’s COVAX global vaccine plan, containing more than 700,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine, has been sent to Tehran from Amsterdam.
Iran has asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to immediately consider Iran’s request for an emergency loan it needs to battle the economic impacts of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Iran reported 10,250 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, raising its nationwide caseload to 1,875,234.
Iran-Iraq border points will be closed for passengers until April 4, Hossein Qasemi, director-general of border affairs of Iranian Interior Ministry, told IRNA news agency.