Iranian President Rouhani first ordered closure of the country's trading centers for 15 days • The death toll from the Islamic Republic is 1,284

• Iranian President Hassan Rouhani // Photo: AP

Iran's corona epidemic continues to rage and destroy spaces: In the past day, 149 people died in the country as a result of the virus and another 1,046 people were infected.

The official death toll in the country now stands at 1,284 people, with various media outlets in the state and WHO officials estimating that the actual number of dead from the plague is likely to be far greater. The official number of people infected is 18,407 who have been infected with the virus since the outbreak of the plague in February.

Meanwhile, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani for the first time ordered a total closure of the country's malls and supermarkets for a period of fifteen days, a move that the country has so far avoided due to fears of a serious blow to the country's economy, which was severely damaged by the US sanctions imposed by Trump.

An article published today on the Qatar news network on Jazeera states that one of the last legitimate sources of the Islamic Republic for foreign money, its thriving tourism market, has been almost completely halted since the country's corona crisis broke out, leaving the Ayatollah rule without any hard currency.