Another record.
Iran announced on Saturday more than 9,000 coronavirus infections in 24 hours in the country, the most affected in the Middle East, and new restrictions on businesses.
Authorities have recorded 9,450 new infections and 423 deaths in the past 24 hours, after registering more than 8,000 daily cases in the past six days.
The total toll of the epidemic in Iran now stands at 673,250 contaminations, including 37,832 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health.
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Faced with the resurgence of the epidemic, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced new restrictive measures to contain the virus during a meeting.
Non-essential businesses such as malls, small shops, cinemas and sports halls will have to close at 6 p.m. every day from Tuesday, for a month, he announced in a speech. televised.
These measures will apply to Tehran, as well as to other provincial capitals and "cities with high populations", he said.
The latest contamination records have prompted experts and officials to call for total containment of Tehran.
No containment has been imposed since the outbreak in Iran in February, with the president saying the country's economy, hit by international sanctions, could not afford it.