Various types of coronavirus are circulating in the country.
An official from the Ministry of Health and an infectious disease specialist in Iran have warned that the spread of coronavirus in Iran is on the rise. Dr. Minoo Mohraz, an infectious disease specialist, told Khabaronline that we have been dealing with coronavirus and infected patients since the beginning of this year, and most hospitalized individuals are elderly or have underlying health conditions.
Simultaneously with these statements, Kianoush Jahanpour, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Health, said that Iran has entered the eighth wave of coronavirus. As of Wednesday, 48 cities are classified as red, 194 cities as orange, 193 cities as yellow, and 19 cities as blue. The increasing number of red cities indicates a rise in coronavirus cases. He stated that the new variants of coronavirus circulating in the country have a high transmission power.