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Iran May Bring Back Lockdowns as Weddings Drive Virus Surge
A worker disinfects a public bus in Tehran.
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A surge in coronavirus cases in Iran, partly driven by wedding parties, may prompt the return of lockdowns in the country’s worst-hit provinces, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported.
President Hassan Rouhani said “urgent measures” will be finalized and approved at a coronavirus task-force meeting Saturday, and will be applied in so-called “red zones” where cases have spiked, IRNA reported, citing his office.