Second Wave of Covid-19 Infections Hits in Iran
- Outbreak worst in border provinces in western and eastern Iran
- Jump in cases comes seven weeks after lockdown measures eased
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Iran reported its highest number of daily coronavirus infections in two months, a surge that nears March’s peak levels and suggests the Middle Eastern country struck hardest by the disease is in the throes of a second wave.