Iran faces fourth COVID wave after Nowruz holidays

Thousands travelled across the country despite testing positive during new year holidays.

Tehran, Iran – Iran is facing a fourth major wave of COVID-19 infections shortly after millions travelled during the Persian new year holidays. Two of Iran’s 32 provinces – Alborz, close to capital Tehran, and Ilam to the west of the country – have been confirmed by the country’s health ministry to be facing a fourth wave. Seven more, including Tehran, are on the verge, it said. “If we don’t have the necessary considerations, we might face this wave in other provinces as well. So we need to be careful,” President Hassan Rouhani said during a televised session of the national anti-coronavirus task force on Saturday.