During a meeting with the committee formed to combat the spread of the coronavirus in the country, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani talked about the problems Iranians will continue to face due to the pandemic.
“We can neither cut out all activity nor can we behave as we did in the past,” Rouhani said. Since the beginning of the pandemic, he said, Iranians were warned that they must change their social lives. But not everyone paid heed to this advice, and Iran is suffering for it now. In comparison, some European countries have fined people for having dinner parties, Rouhani added. He urged Iranians not to travel. If they must travel, Rouhani urged them to cut their trips short and follow all health guidelines. He also urged Iranians to not have weddings or other celebrations, even though the country is moving ahead with the Muharram religious holiday ceremonies.
