Health workers gather to check Iraqis who had been stranded in Iran due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, upon their arrival to Iraq via the Al-Shalamija border crossing, west of the southern city of Basra, on May 27, 2020. Photo by Hussein FALEH / AFP
TEHRAN, Iran 鈥� Iran on Monday declared almost 3,000 new coronavirus infections, its highest daily count in two months, as it warned of 鈥渁nother dangerous peak鈥� in the Middle East鈥檚 deadliest outbreak.
鈥淧eople seem to think the coronavirus is over鈥� some officials also believe everything鈥� is back to normal, said Health Minister Saeed Namaki.
鈥淭he coronavirus is not only far from over, but we could at any moment see (another) dangerous peak,鈥� he said in a televised interview.
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