Covid cases worsen in Middle East

TEHRAN: The number of confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases rose to 475,674 in Iran on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ruled out the possibility of changing the anti-coronavirus restrictions until next Monday amid a coronavirus resurgence.

Iran, the hardest-hit country in the Middle East region, reported 3,902 new cases, bringing the total number of infections to 475,674.