Iran reported on Sunday 216 new deaths from the new coronavirus, and asked its citizens to take a closer look at fitness protocols to ease the burden of exhausted medical personnel.
The Islamic republic announced its first COVID-19 cases on February 19, and the outbreak quickly became the Middle East’s deadliest.
The reported coronavirus deaths have increased since beyond June and killed more than 200 people almost every day in the following week, adding a record 229 on Tuesday.
“Our biggest considerations are the infection and fatigue of medical staff,” Ministry of Health spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Sunday at a televised briefing.
“We can help them and prevent the spread of the disease” by observing basic guidelines such as hand-washing, mask-wearing and social distancing, she added.
An Iranian boy dressed in a protective mask checks his cell phone in Baam-e after the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Tehran. (Reuters)