Iran will reimpose restrictions if health rules not observed

President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday, that Iran will reimpose restrictions to stem a surge in coronavirus cases if health regulations are not observed.

Rouhani expressed concern about mass prayers at the recently opened Imam Reza shrine, Iran’s largest Shia Muslim religious complex in the northeast of the country.

“If there is no cooperation, we will have to reimpose the restrictions,” Rouhani said, adding that adherence to the health protocols were needed “in order to keep businesses open”.