Iran has reported a record 440 Covid deaths in the past 24 hours, pushing the death toll in the Middle East's worst-hit country to 35,738 as a ban on travel in and out of major cities came into force.
The government has shut schools, mosques, shops and restaurants in most of the country since early October and today imposed a four-day ban on travel in and out of 25 cities, including Tehran, state TV reported.
Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari told state TV that 8,289 Covid-19 cases had been registered in the previous 24 hours, taking the national tally to 628,780.
