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Tehran cautiously reopens as economic hardship trumps virus risks | Malay Mail

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TEHRAN, April 18 — Iran allowed some shuttered Tehran businesses to reopen Saturday despite the Middle East’s deadliest coronavirus outbreak, as many faced a bitter choice between risking infection and economic ruin. Top officials argue that Iran’s sanctions-hit economy cannot afford to...

Saturday, 18 Apr 2020 11:43 PM MYT

There was a “significant” uptick in highway use on Saturday, according to Tehran’s traffic police chief, who told state TV that some anti-congestion measures had been lifted to discourage use of public transportation. They protested what they saw as a double standard, with shops outside the bazaar working while they remain barred from reopening.

But authorities now argue it is possible to battle the virus and reopen the economy at the same time with “smart social distancing” measures. Iran’s economy has been battered by Washington’s re-imposition of crippling sanctions since 2018 — a situation compounded by plummeting global oil prices and shrinking tax revenues as the coronavirus lockdown took hold.

 

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