Iran plans to reopen mosques in parts of the country that have been consistently free of the coronavirus outbreak, President Hassan Rouhani said, Reuters reports.

Iran, one of the Middle Eastern countries hardest hit by the pandemic, will be divided up into white, yellow and red regions based on the number of infections and deaths, Rouhani said, according to the presidency’s website.

Activities in each region will be restricted accordingly, so an area that has been consistently free of infections or deaths will be labelled white and mosques could be reopened with Friday prayers resuming, Rouhani said.

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani. — Reuters
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani. — Reuters

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