Part of Iran's oil-rich southwest goes under lockdown again
Abadan, a city in Iran's Khuzestan province, has been ordered to shut down after people did not practice social distancing and coronavirus cases increased, according to Iranian media.
A part of southwestern Iran has gone under lockdown due a large jump in confirmed coronavirus cases.
Banks and offices will be closed for a week in Abadan, Reuters reported, citing Iran's Tasnim News Agency.
Abadan is in the southwestern corner of Iran in oil-rich Khuzestan province. The governor said people were not observing social distancing in the city and county of Abadan, causing a big increase in the province’s total COVID-19 cases.
“Because of this, the number of coronavirus patients in the province has tripled and the hospitalization of patients has risen by 60%,” said Gholamreza Shariati, according to Reuters.
