Tehran, Iran – For the third time in a week, Iran set its single-day record for deaths and infections from new coronavirus on Wednesday, with another 279 people killed and 4,830 new cases.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health, Sima Sadat Lari, made the announcement when Iran, with a population of more than a million, is dealing with the worst epidemic in the Middle East. Since the first cases of the virus were announced in February, the country has recorded more than 513,000 cases shown and more than 29,300 deaths.
In recent weeks, Iran has noticed that daily deaths rise to their highest record, rising concern even as government officials continue with a general blockade over concerns about ruining the economy, which has been severely affected by U. S. sanctions.
On Wednesday, Iran announced a ban on and from five major cities, adding the capital of Tehran and the holy city of Mashhad, to prevent the spread of the Kianoush Jahanpour virus, a spokesman for the Ministry of Health, told state television that the ban aims to reduce dangers before a devoted holiday on Saturday. Iran Weekend is Thursday and Friday.
Under the plan, police will prevent cars from entering the five cities if their license plates don’t fit the city they enter. , The holiest Shia site in Iran.
The coronavirus has also spread to some of the ranks of the Iranian government, which includes many older men, including the head of the country’s atomic energy organization, while Iran’s vice president in the budgeting and plan rate tested positive sunday.
Also on Wednesday, the United Arab Emirates reported a record number of coronavirus cases for the time being on a consecutive day, with 1,431 new infections. The workload brings the total number in the country to more than 110,000, 450 deaths.
Recorded infections have soared in recent weeks as the government loosened restrictions and reopened schools. Dubai, the region’s business center, recently reopened its airport for foreign travelers. The government will repair blockades in spaces in the country that rely heavily on tourism.
Meanwhile, in Iraq, coronavirus-related deaths have surpassed 10,000 of the more than 347,000 cases shown, according to government figures on Wednesday. The country has been dealing with an increase in cases in recent months, doping over since August.
Daily virus instances have declined in Iraq, a average of between 3,000 and 4000 according to the day, compared to an expired summer peak of 5,000. But the actual numbers may simply be higher, doctors said in Baghdad and southern Iraq, because patients with mild moderate viral symptoms remain at home and are not tested for COVID-19.
“The number of cases is much higher than we know because many people, when they have symptoms of COVID-19, are quarantined at home for testing,” said Qassem Jawad, Missan’s doctor in southern Iraq.