Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned his citizens today, Saturday, that the battle with Covid-19 disease is not over, and called on them to prepare to live "for a long time" with the virus, noting that a wedding party contributed to a new rise in the number of infections in the country.

"We witnessed a climax in this pandemic, and the source was a wedding ceremony that caused problems for citizens and medical teams and losses for the economy and the health system in the country," Rouhani said during the weekly meeting of the National Committee to Combat the Epidemic.

He said that people should not think that "this disease will be eliminated within 15 days or a month, so we must follow health instructions for a long time."

NATO plan
For his part, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced that the alliance is preparing specific plans to prepare for a possible second wave of the Corona pandemic.

Stoltenberg said in press statements that the goal is to move in a coordinated manner in the fight against the virus, adding that plans must be coordinated in a way that enables the help of NATO member countries and partner countries better and faster in fighting the Corona virus.

Stoltenberg said that NATO would soon finalize plans for submission to NATO defense ministers for consultations in mid-June, during a virtual meeting.

WHO and muzzles
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) changed its stutter masks on Friday, catching up with the global trend when it recommended use in crowded public places to stop a Corona virus infection.

However, the UN health agency stressed that masks can increase health risks if people contaminate them by touching them with dirty hands.

"The muzzles can create a false sense of safety," said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Gebresus.

India's crematoria is struggling
In India, crematoria is no longer able to absorb the large number of deaths from the Coronavirus, so the scene of the traditional crematoria that Indians have taken refuge in some parts of the country during the funeral service.

The increasing number of corpses from hospitals forced these facilities to extend working hours, and a ceremony was held in the main crematorium in the capital, New Delhi, to burn more than 500 bodies within two months.

In neighboring Pakistan, 97 people died from the Corona virus in the last 24 hours, with the daily death toll being the highest since the outbreak in the country in late February.

The Punjab province, which includes about half of the country's population, comes at the forefront of the worst affected provinces, with 35,308 injuries, while Azad Jammu and Kashmir is the last with 331 injuries.

The largest increase in Indonesia
In Indonesia, the confirmed confirmed death toll from the new Corona virus exceeded 30,000, and the Ministry of Health said that the number of infections rose by 993 during the past 24 hours, and the death toll rose to 1801, with 31 deaths after midnight.

The Indonesian capital, Jakarta, and the surrounding towns began easing restrictions to combat the Covid-19 outbreak on Friday, as part of the gradual opening of the economy across the country.

In Azerbaijan, calm prevailed throughout the capital, Baku, on the first day of a total curfew imposed by the authorities over the weekend due to the Corona pandemic.

In an unfamiliar picture in Azerbaijan, the famous squares and streets of crowdedness seemed completely empty of citizens who adhered to government measures, and the stores were completely closed in the country under the curfew.

Cyprus attracts tourists
 in return, and after closing its borders for nearly three months due to the Corona virus, Cyprus will again receive tourists from Tuesday, announcing that it will cover health expenses if someone gets sick on the Mediterranean island.

But due to the Covid-19 epidemic, the island expects 70% fewer arrivals than regular tourists, and Deputy Tourism Minister Savas Perdios said Thursday that "no one here is waiting for profits this year."

The Coruna virus has killed at least 395,977 people since it appeared in China in December 1919, according to a census prepared by the French Press Agency today, according to official sources.

More than 6,782,890 injuries were recorded in 196 countries and regions. At least 2,943,700 of these cases have been declared recovered.