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"Gradual and slow" decrease in the spread of the epidemic in Iran according to the authorities

2020-04-06T11:51:40.844Z



The curve of cases of infection by the novel coronavirus in Iran seems to have begun a "gradual and slow" down, according to official figures released Monday, but warned Tehran that the disease is far from being under control.

Covid-19 disease has caused 136 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the official toll of the epidemic in Iran to 3,739 dead, Ministry of Health spokesman Kianouche Jahanpour said during his interview. daily press point online.

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At the same time, the Islamic Republic recorded 2,274 new cases of contaminations, said Mr. Jahanpour, bringing the official assessment to 60,500 patients. This figure shows an official drop in new daily cases for the sixth day in a row, after the peak of 3,111 daily cases reached on March 31.

According to data provided by the states of the region, Iran is by far the country most affected by the pandemic in the Near and Middle East. " Due to the intensification of the social distancing plan, we are seeing a gradual and slow decline in the number of new cases in recent days, " said Mr. Jahanpour himself.

Directing the Iranians to continue " staying at home ", President Hassan Rohani stressed on Monday morning that if the health instructions were " not taken into account ", the country could " fall back into a difficult situation ".

" I hope that the strongest possible observation of these instructions (...) will allow us to enter the phase of control and control of the disease, " also said the spokesman for the Ministry of Health .

In an attempt to limit the spread of the disease, the authorities did not impose containment, but they used other restrictions such as the closure of most businesses deemed to be non-essential.

Rohani announced on Sunday that the authorities had given their approval to the resumption of certain economic activities, " step by step ", from April 11.

Source: lefigaro

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