(ANSA) - TEHRAN, OCTOBER 24 - At least 192 cities in Iran are in an emergency due to the coronavirus and another 79 in a state of alarm.
This was announced today by the Ministry of Health.
Another 335 people died bringing the total number of victims to 32,320.
5,814 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the number of virus cases to 562,705, ministry spokesman Sima Lari said.
For the Iranian leader Ali Khamenei, the measures to contain the new spike of infections must be "harsh, mandatory and considered government orders". "It is necessary to create an operational base with the help of the police to check that the protocols and rules on moving around the city and from one city to another are observed," he said in a meeting with President Hassan Rohani and members of the Chrysiants-Covid unit. It was the first time, since the beginning of the epidemic in the country last February, that the Ayatollah had met someone - (ANSA).