At a press conference on April 7, spokesman for Iran's Ministry of Health Kianoush Jahanpour said that in the past 24 hours, the country has recorded 2,089 new COVID-19 patients.
As of April 7, the total number of cases in Iran has reached 62,589 cases, including 3,987 people in critical condition. Another 133 people died from SARS-CoV-2 on April 7, bringing the death toll in the country to 3,872.
Iran has so far tested 211,136 people for COVID-19. However, some people suspect that the actual number of deaths and infections in the country for COVID-19 could be higher than the statistics.
Iran announced the first SARS-CoV-2 infections on February 19, being the country most severely affected by the pandemic in the Middle East.
The largest shopping mall in Tehran, Iran has been mobilized to serve as a field hospital for patients infected with SARS-CoV-2.
In an effort to prevent the virus from spreading, the government decided to ban all inter-provincial travel activities until at least April 8, closing most businesses, but still not applying blockade measures.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned that COVID-19 could last for months, even until the end of the year. However, he said the government has agreed to resume certain economic activities since April 11.
A patient with severe SARS-CoV-2 infection is preparing to be transferred to Masih Daneshvari Hospital, in Tehran.
Ship lanes in Iran as the government implements travel restrictions.
A medical staff member was disinfected after transferring patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 to hospitals in Tehran.
Tehran streets are regularly disinfected to prevent the spread and existence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
A seriously ill patient is being actively treated at Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Tehran.
On main national highways, authorities are on duty 24/7 to check the body temperature of road users.
Every office and office is disinfected to prevent the spread of the virus.
A volunteer and his son are disinfecting a car in Qom (a city in Iran, located 156 km southwest of Tehran).
Iranian men are burying journalist Abdollah Zavieh, who died of SARS-CoV-2, in Behesht Zahra cemetery in Tehran.
