Revolutionary Guards to enforce coronavirus controls in Iran
by Patrick Wintour from on (#50NY8)
Streets, shops and public spaces to be cleared in next 24 hours after virus kills hundreds
Iran's Revolutionary Guards are to clear streets, shops and public places in the country within the next 24 hours, in a dramatic escalation of efforts to combat the spread of coronavirus.
The near-curfew follows growing exasperation among MPs that calls for Iranian citizens to stay at home had been widely ignored, as people continued to travel before the Nowruz new year holidays. Shops and offices have largely remained open.
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