Face mask becomes mandatory in public in Tehran as Covid-19 toll rises

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On Saturday, the Ministry of Health reported 195 deaths in the 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 28,293

The use of the mask is mandatory in public in the Iranian capital and offenders will be fined, President Hassan Rohani announced Saturday, as the country fights a third wave of coronavirus infections.

Covid-19’s death toll reached a record 239 this week in Iran, the most affected country in the Middle East.

On Saturday, the ministry of fitness reported 195 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the total figure to 28,293. There have been 3,875 new cases, ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari told state television.

Masks are mandatory in indoor public spaces since July, no sanctions have been imposed, now they are required in the internal and outdoor public of the capital, Tehran.

Rohani said in televised statements that unmasked ones would be fined 500,000 riyals and that those inflamed by the coronavirus that do not self-harm or who do not tell their friends and colleagues of their illness will be fined 2 million riyals.

Iran’s rial fell to a new low against the US dollar on Saturday as the country recovers from the coronavirus pandemic and US sanctions. But it’s not the first time The dollar rose to 304,300 riyars in the unofficial market, up from 295,949 on Friday, according to Bonbast. com. exchange site.

The United States imposed new sanctions on Iran’s monetary sector on Thursday, and Tehran has accused Washington of undermining its ability to pay for the essentials of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Tehran’s schools, mosques, shops, restaurants and other public establishments closed for a week on October 3 in an effort to curb the spread of the virus. The governor of the city extended the closure on Friday for a week.

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