Iran has reported 216 new deaths from the novel coronavirus and called on its citizens to observe health protocols more closely to ease the burden on exhausted medical staff, according to AFP.
“Our biggest concerns are the infection and fatigue of medical staff,” health ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said in a televised briefing. “We can help them and prevent the spread of the disease” by observing basic guidelines such as hand-washing, mask-wearing and social distancing, she added.
Iran said earlier this month that 5,000 health workers had been infected with the coronavirus and 140 had lost their lives.
