Yesterday, Iranian officials expressed their fear of a "surge" in new infections of the Coronavirus, while India and Pakistan eased some of Corona's restrictions and allowed some stores to operate.
In detail, the Ministry of Health announced that it recorded 76 additional deaths, which brings the total death toll to 6650.
Since April 11, the authorities have allowed several commercial activities to be opened gradually, but health officials have warned of new outbreaks of the virus after its slowdown since the beginning of this month.
In statements reported by the agency, "ISNA", the coordinator of the anti-virus committee in the capital, Ali Reza Zali, criticized the "rushing" in reopening the centers and shops, and estimated that "this could generate new waves of the disease in Tehran and complicate the containment of the epidemic."
According to a spokesman of the Ministry of Health, Kyanosh Jahanpur, Iran has recorded 89,328 injuries since February, including 1134 during the past 24 hours.
Jahanpur reminded citizens that it is not too early to remove the rules of social separation and to abandon health guidelines.
For his part, Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases at the Ministry of Health, Muhammad Mahdi Goya, told state television that “in some governorates, such as Gilan (north), Qom (center) and Mazandaran (north), where we have made great efforts to control the epidemic, we notice signs of a surge New »in the number of injuries.
Goya added, "We have noticed an increase in the number of injuries, especially in the governorates where the largest number of visitors go." The Iranians were allowed to move between the governorates 10 days ago, after a weeks-long ban.
Some observers, both inside and outside the country, estimate that the number of casualties is higher than the authorities announced.
In New Delhi, officials said that the Indian government allowed a limited return to work in the stores of some neighborhoods and residential areas starting yesterday, more than a month after the authorities imposed general isolation measures nationwide to stop the spread of the new Corona virus.
The Federal Ministry of the Interior said that retail stores can return to work with half the number of workers, taking into account appropriate social spacing procedures and wearing masks and gloves while working.
India recorded 24,506 cases and 775 deaths in Koruna, and the authorities formed new teams to focus on monitoring and implementing compliance with the general isolation measures.
In neighboring Pakistan, the government has extended nationwide isolation measures until May 9.
However, the Pakistani authorities decided to switch to the so-called smart isolation procedures as of yesterday, as a process of tracking cases began with some industrial and commercial activities allowed to resume work according to safety guidelines.
Authorities allowed the return of congregational prayers during the month of Ramadan, with the exception of the southern province of Sindh, where doctors warned that the disease could spread quickly.
Most of the mosques in Karachi, the country's largest city and the capital of Sindh province, remained closed to Tarawih prayers.
As of Saturday, Pakistan had recorded 11,940 cases of coronavirus, including 253 deaths.
Iran has recorded 89,328 injuries since February, including 1134 during the past 24 hours.
Pakistani authorities have decided to switch to smart isolation procedures to track corona injuries.