Iran renews coronavirus warning as 'low risk' activities re-start

DUBAI - President Hassan Rouhani urged Iranians to continue to respect measures to guard against the new coronavirus as"low-risk" business activities resumed in most of the country on Saturday, state news agency IRNA reported.

Many government offices also re-opened, with two-thirds of their staff to reduce crowding. In Qom, a city of 1.2 million which was the early epicentre of Iran's coronavirus outbreak, some 24,000 businesses were expected to re-open, state TV said. High-risk businesses including theatres, swimming pools, saunas, beauty salons, schools, shopping centres and restaurants have yet to re-open.

"If people become arrogant over the relatively better situation now and disregard anti-corona health measures ... we will surely face a hard and heavy phase ," Health Minister Saeed Namaki said on state TV.

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