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Coronavirus: Iran cancels Friday prayers to limit spread of outbreak
Image copyrightEPAImage captionIran's health ministry reported 106 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Thursday
Iran cancelled Friday prayers in Tehran and 22 other provincial capitals for the first time in decades to limit the spread of the new coronavirus disease.
It also placed some restrictions on access to major Shia Muslim shrines in Qom, the epicentre of the country's Covid-19 outbreak, and Mashhad.
The Iranian health ministry meanwhile warned that the number of cases would continue to rise in the coming days.
On Friday, it reported 388 confirmed cases and 34 related deaths.
The death toll is by far the highest number outside China.
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One local website reported that Ms Ebtekar had attended a meeting with President Hassan Rouhani and a number of ministers shortly before testing positive.
Iran has also been the source of dozens of cases in neighbouring countries, including Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman and Pakistan.
There have been 82,000 reported cases of Covid-19 worldwide and 2,800 deaths since the disease emerged late last year. All but 3,664 cases and 57 of the deaths have been reported in China.
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Iran cancelled Friday prayers in Tehran and 22 other provincial capitals for the first time in decades to limit the spread of the new coronavirus disease.
It also placed some restrictions on access to major Shia Muslim shrines in Qom, the epicentre of the country's Covid-19 outbreak, and Mashhad.
The Iranian health ministry meanwhile warned that the number of cases would continue to rise in the coming days.
On Friday, it reported 388 confirmed cases and 34 related deaths.
The death toll is by far the highest number outside China.
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One local website reported that Ms Ebtekar had attended a meeting with President Hassan Rouhani and a number of ministers shortly before testing positive.
Iran has also been the source of dozens of cases in neighbouring countries, including Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman and Pakistan.
There have been 82,000 reported cases of Covid-19 worldwide and 2,800 deaths since the disease emerged late last year. All but 3,664 cases and 57 of the deaths have been reported in China.
