The shrines would be open for only six hours a day while observing health protocols, he said at the time.
The Islamic republic has battled the Middle East’s most deadly coronavirus outbreak since February 19, when it announced its first two deaths.
The stage calls for intensified screening to “separate those infected from others”, he added, claiming the ratio of deaths to infections has dropped steadily across Iran. He had last week announced the limited reopening of holy sites after Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan and is to start Sunday.
Rouhani added that all government employees working from home must return to their offices on May 30.
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