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Restaurants were allowed to re-open The End of may

Iran has been a rapid increase in The Number of coronavirus cases in the last few weeks, sparking fears that it might be a second wave of the pandemic.

Iran started to relax, his lockdown in mid-April , after The Number of new infections has decreased, so it is to pay The Price ?

How quickly cases are rising in Iran ?

New infections were, on average, More Than 3,000 per day in The First week of June - a 50% increase on the previous week.

The figure reached a high of 3,574, on Thursday, may 4. June , before dropping slightly.

The highest number of 3,186 was, on 30 March, during The First outbreak, when Iran was one of the worst-affected countries outside of China.

At this time, the Iranian authorities have been criticized for their hesitation in the closure of the mosques, and the most important religious sites in The City of Qom, and for not moving, the faster the movement limit.

Then, in April , as The Number of new cases fell below 1,000 per day, Iran began to ease his lockdown restrictions:

And The City 's transport systems, which have been on Iran , as well as banks and offices, crowded with People .

The epidemic was initially concentrated in Qom and the capital city of Tehran.

But now, a flare-up was reported in the South-west, particularly in the khūzestān province, an oil-rich region, the borders of Iraq.

Why are the Iran s-step pay?

There are significantly more social interaction with the easing of the restrictions, But officials have suggested the rise in new cases could be carried out according to the bottom of the Tests.

President Hassan Rouhani has said, it means that you will find more cases.

Getty image when more tests are done, then of course more cases identified Hassan Rouhani
President of Iran

Iran 's chief epidemiologist at The State health Ministry, Mohammad-Mehdi Gouya, explains: "The main reason for the increasing numbers that we have begun to identify [infected], no or only mild symptoms. "

currently, a test for each of the 79 People on a test for each of the 380 two months ago.

However, if the proportion of the tests are Positive , there is a clear upward trend since The Middle and The End of may, after it fell sharply in April .

Percentage of Positive Covid-19 test source: Our World in data

On may 29, just 11% of tests were Positive , But 6. In June , there were already about 14%.

health officials have also noted that The Number of daily deaths recorded cases, But remained under 100 since mid-April .

It is between 30 and 90 was for the last month.

Iran daily Covid-19 death source: European centre for disease prevention and control

But it would take several weeks, after The Initial increase in the infection for an increase in the recorded deaths of noticeable.

And a report by the Iranian Parliament's research centre, suggested in April , The Real number of deaths could be twice as high as the official number of deaths in hospitals only.

What is social distancing?

Minister of health, Saeed Namaki said, the People have ignored social-distancing -.

the officials complained the Iranians are not the observation of the social distancing

"the People have become careless completely about this disease," he told the Iranian news Agency.

"If our People do not respect the health protocols. we need to prepare ourselves for the worst Situation . "

And a health Ministry survey last week suggested that only:

What are the possibilities for The Authorities ?

President Hassan Rouhani has warned against the use of restrictions may be reintroduced when the outbreak worse.

However, The Leadership in Tehran does not want to talk of a "second wave", even though some officials warned in other parts of Iran , and, according to the Bbc Persian 's Rana Rahimpour .

And it adds that it cannot afford to continue locking feature, because The State of the economy, which is facing several challenges, such as the US sanctions, corruption and mismanagement.

"The Virus , you need to have a lockdown," says Rana Rahimpour , "and in a lockdown, you need to be able to pay the employees. "

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Source of news: bbc.com