Zahedan (IP) – The Delta variant has caused the outbreak of the fifth COVID wave in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan.

Iran PressIran news: With the increasing number of COVID-19 patients in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, the National Task Force for Combating Coronavirus announced a lockdown on Saturday to contain the coronavirus outbreak. 

The spokesman for the National Task Force for Combatting Coronavirus, Alireza Raeisi, said that the Delta variant is highly contagious and has a higher prevalence. 

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