TEHRAN (Iran News) – President Seyed Ebrahim Raisi stressed the need for the people to continue to pay attention to health protocols and called on the members of the National Task Force Against Coronavirus to try to convince the people to inject a third dose of the vaccine.
President Raisi expressed his satisfaction with the report on the reduction of new cases during the sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic at a meeting of the National Task Force Against Coronavirus before noon on Saturday and said, “Of course, this should not lead to the weakening of observing health protocols”.
The President called on all people, guilds and employees to continue to strictly and completely observe health protocols, and especially to refrain from holding and attending gatherings, and added, “The related agencies should seriously and effectively follow the implementation of health protocols”.
He went on to point out some high-risk areas for coronavirus outbreak and said, “One of the most dangerous areas for coronavirus outbreak is public transportation, and therefore the relevant authorities are pursuing the strict implementation of protocols, including in airlines, and observing the 60-percent capacity in flights”.
Referring to the report presented at the meeting on the effectiveness of fines for non-compliance with health protocols, he stated, “These fines need to be reviewed in order to increase their deterrent effects and improve attention to the guidelines”.
In another part of his speech, the President pointed out the importance of research on the effects and social and psychological effects of corona, saying, “The study of corona effects is very important for people in personal and social dimensions and supports our better performance and decisions in the future”.
Referring to the report on traditional medicine presented at the meeting, Raisi called for wise mind-set regarding this issue in scientific and academic circles as examples of conflict of opinion and open-mindedness and called on medical universities and the Ministry of Health to provide space for specialists.