Iran Press/Iran News: After receiving separate reports from the ministers of 'Interior' and 'Health and Medical Education' on Friday on the implementation of the Smart Distancing Programme from Saturday and the reopening of low-risk businesses in all provinces except Tehran, Hassan Rouhani stressed that the Programme must be closely monitored, and all health protocols announced by the Ministry of Health must be fully observed.
The activity of low-risk businesses in Tehran is also scheduled to begin on April 18.
In the conversation, the Minister of Health and Medical Education presented a report on the latest situation in Tehran and other provinces and the level of readiness and evaluation of the implementation of the Smart Social Distancing Programme.
Speaking with Saeed Namaki, President Rouhani stressed the need for coordination with other agencies and strict and serious monitoring by the Ministry of Health to make sure that all health protocols are observed by low-risk businesses during the implementation of the project.
Minister of Interior Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli also presented a report on the work of the Security and Social Committee and emphasized the readiness of the Ministry of Interior to implement the Smart Social Distancing Programme.
The President called for more coherent coordination between the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Health to advance the Smart Social Distancing Programme and the reopening of low-risk businesses from Saturday, saying, "All health protocols must be fully and precisely implemented and observed in these businesses, public places and especially in public transportation".
According to the latest figures of Iran's Health Ministry on Friday, more than 35,000 COVID-19 patients have recovered across the country, the number of patients with this disease has reached 68,192 and 4,232 people have lost their lives in the country to date.
Worldwide, there are now more than 1.6 million confirmed cases of coronavirus but from that number close to 354,000 have already recovered and death toll inches closer to 100,000.
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