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Iran presents national strategy to fight coronavirus

Iran’s Health Ministry has initiated a nationwide program to fight the spread of the coronavirus.
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Iran’s Health Ministry announced that today, March 5, the country will embark on a national mobilization plan to combat the spread of coronavirus in the country.

Health Minister Saeed Namaki said that 300,000 teams will be mobilized in health centers, schools and Basij bases across the country. Some 26,000 health centers will be set up across Iranian cities and villages.

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