At a meeting of the anti-coronavirus task force today, President Hassan Rouhani said that Tehran would be facing new restrictions.

Rouhani praised the efforts of the various agencies working over the last eight months to combat the virus. He said that only 50% of government employees will report to work in the province of Tehran, one of the hardest-hit provinces in the country. The new restriction will be in place until Nov. 21. Other government employees in the province will presumably continue remote work.

Rouhani said that 43 cities across the country will face “severe restrictions” for a period of one week due to a high number of cases. He also said that going forward, heading into winter, they will prioritize influenza shots for at-risk populations such as the elderly or those with underlying health conditions, and they will ensure they have an adequate amount of medicine.

An official with Tehran’s anti-coronavirus task force warned that if the situation continues as is, the province will be out of hospital beds for COVID-19 patients. He added, however, that they still have the potential if needed to establish field hospitals across Tehran.