76 new cases were confirmed with coronavirus, taking the number of confirmed cases to 89,328 in the country, according to Kianoush Jahanpour.

Some 3,096 patients are being treated in intensive care units and 66,596 patients suffering from the novel coronavirus have recovered and been discharged from hospitals so far, Jahanpour noted.

Until now, 410,075 tests for the virus have been conducted in the country.

President Hassan Rouhani called on Iranian people to continue to stay at home

Meanwhile, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani appreciated the support of the respectful clerics and maraji in controlling coronavirus and said: “During the period of controlling the disease for protecting people’s lives and health, the respectful clerics and maraji’s have showed the same sensitivity and concern as the health officials”.

Referring to the report of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education regarding the achievement of a relative satisfaction in controlling the outbreak of coronavirus, the President praised people’s cooperation and support in observing health protocols and described it a source of price, saying: “If people’s cooperation continue alongside protocols, and we can hope that the chain of the outbreak will break”.

Rouhani said: “According to the reports provided, due to the measures taken, including the increase of laboratory centers, accelerating the presentation of its results in shorter times and at the same time with the efforts of the country's medical staff and the care taken, many people have been able to be treated on an outpatient basis”.

Rouhani also said that with the coordinated management among all organs and agencies and with special care taken by the authorities in provinces and cities throughout the country that were infected, have been able to stop the increased spread of the disease and lead to stable conditions.

Rouhani added, “The measures taken and the assessments show that despite the fact that we are towards controlling the disease, if people’s level of vigilance decreases, the disease may surge and in these circumstances, we will have to resume the restrictions”. (ILKHA)