Despite relentless caution from medical workers battling the virus in hospitals, President Hassan Rouhani’s government pressed ahead and reopened sectors of the economy deemed to be less vulnerable in the face of the disease. The project saw public transport, with strict protocols, resume normal activity. However, overcrowded buses and metro wagons prompted the government committee tasked with fighting the virus in Tehran to warn that it would only be a matter of days before the megacity was rocked by an exponential infection growth. Now the media are reporting that at least three Iranian provinces are experiencing a resurgence of coronavirus. ‘We are playing a chess game with coronavirus,’ said health minister Saeed Namaki. An updated government report stated that at least three provinces (including Qom, the initial epicentre) are currently grappling with a resurgence of the pandemic.
Iran: coronavirus resurges after partial reopening
Written by David Fletcher 16 Apr 2020Additional Info
- Pray: for Iran and the leaders of all the nations to be filled with heavenly wisdom for a perfect balance between public health and a working economy. (Exodus 31:3)
- More: www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/04/coronavirus-iran-hotspots-partial-reopening.html#ixzz6JmB233qH
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