Travel Limited to Contain COVID-19; Iran Says
Travel Limited to Contain COVID-19; Iran Says
The spokesperson for the Iran administration unveiled new travel restrictions and bans as part of the efforts against the spread of the coronavirus.

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The spokesperson for the Iran administration unveiled new travel restrictions and bans as part of the efforts against the spread of the COVID-19.

In comments on the sidelines of a cabinet session on Wednesday, Ali Rabiee said the administration has managed to control the first wave of the outbreak of the coronavirus.

The number of admissions to and discharges from the hospitals in some cities has reached a balance and there are also unoccupied hospital beds, he noted, saying it reveals that the coronavirus spread has been kept under control, although a new wave might occur in future.

Rabiee said President Hassan Rouhani has imposed a ban on new travels and forbidden leaving cities, noting that new regulations in this regard will soon be ratified and publicized.

In an address to the cabinet session on Wednesday morning, Iran President, Hassan Rouhani unveiled plans for stricter limits on travel to prevent the spread of COVID-19, calling on people to stay home and refrain from making a new wave of travels in the Nowruz holidays.

The number of the novel coronavirus patients in Iran exceeded 24,800 on Tuesday, while nearly 9,000 positive cases have recovered from the viral disease.

  • source : Tasnim, Irannews