Iran Reports Over 2,000 New COVID-19 Cases in One Day... "Will Implement Movement Restrictions"

[Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] On the 25th (local time), the Iranian Ministry of Health announced that the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) increased by 2,206 compared to the previous day. This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Iran to 27,017.

Since the first confirmed case was reported in Iran on March 19, this is the first time that the number of new confirmed cases in a single day has exceeded 2,000.

The Ministry of Health announced that the number of deaths increased by 143 from the previous day, reaching 2,077.

The cumulative number of recovered patients is 9,625, with a recovery rate of 35.6%. Iran has the second highest number of recovered COVID-19 patients after China.

The Iranian government has not imposed mandatory measures such as curfews so far, but as the spread of COVID-19 has not decreased, it is expected to take stronger measures.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on state television on the same day, "The National Headquarters for Combating Coronavirus discussed for a long time about strengthening movement restrictions," and added, "There was a consensus that stricter movement restrictions are necessary, and the Ministry of Health submitted a detailed implementation plan."

He continued, "The new measures may include restrictions on intercity travel and a nighttime curfew," and added, "There was no other choice to protect the lives of the Iranian people as the top priority."

According to state television, these measures are planned to be implemented as early as this afternoon.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.