Iran’s health ministry said Sunday a surge in newly reported coronavirus infections was due to increased testing rather than a worsening outbreak.
An Iranian man walks in front of a pastry shop in the capital Tehran on June 3, 2020, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic crisis. – The spread of novel coronavirus has accelerated again this month in Iran which today officially confirmed over 3,000 new cases for a third consecutive day.
TEHRAN, Iran — After hitting a near two-month low in early May and lifting tough movement restrictions, cases of the COVID-19 illness have been rising in the Islamic republic which is battling the Middle East’s deadliest outbreak of the disease.“The main reason for rising numbers is that we started identifying with no or light symptoms,” said Mohammad-Mehdi Gouya, the health ministry’s head epidemiologist.
He added that the gradual easing of lockdown measures had also contributed to higher infections “which has more or less happened all over the world,” ISNA news agency reported.
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