Iran reopens mosques in 132 cities

(ANSA) - TEHERAN, MAY 3 - The mosques will reopen tomorrow in 132 Iranian cities considered to be at low risk of infection by Covid-19, according to what President HassanRohani announced today. "In these areas - added the president, quoted by the Irna agency - schools will also reopen on May 16, but we will officially announce a decision a few days before that date". The Iranian health authorities have divided the country into 'white, yellow and red' zones, according to the spread of the infection, and the reopening of the activities will be differentiated accordingly. According to the latest official report, 96,448 Covid-19 houses were verified in Iran and 6,156 died. Since the beginning of Ramadan last month, many religious leaders have asked President Rohani to reopen the mosques, despite warnings about possible new waves of contagion from health authorities.