Iran has imposed a full five-day lockdown starting August 16 to control a major surge in number of coronavirus infections.

The measure was adopted on Saturday by Iran’s National Headquarters for Battling Coronavirus as the body stressed the need for nationwide closures and travel bans to curb the Delta variant of the disease.

All forms of driving between cities and provinces will be banned except for essential travels that provide for basic needs of the public, said Alireza Raeisi, a spokesman of the headquarters.

Raeisi said that only trucks carrying essential goods like food and ambulances will be allowed to travel on the roads.

Businesses and government offices will shut down across the country, he said, adding that judicial and enforcement officials will consider hefty fines for those violating the bans.

Source: Press TV