Iran, a neighbouring country of UAE, has recorded a total of 1,566 coronavirus deaths with a total confirmed infection if 20,610.
President Hassan Rouhani, a health ministry official, said that social distancing measures to combat the coronavirus outbreak in the country, including travel restrictions, will apply for only two to three weeks, expecting to contain the virus by then.
Last Friday, Iran had a death toll of 1,433 and a total number of infections of 19,644.
