Theater Halls were closed

Qader Ashna reminded about the issue that consultations were to be held by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance to transfer the satge jobs from group 3 jobs determined by the National Corona Headquarters to Group 2: “An hour ago we had a meeting on this issue in the Ministry of Health and By the end of this week, we were scheduled to have another meeting at the Ministry of Health with the Deputy Minister of Arts.”

 

The Director General of Performing Arts emphasized: "According to the explanations and justifications provided for the relocation of the theater professional group in the National Corona Headquarters, we hope that this relocation will take place after another meeting at the Ministry of Health and prevent repeated closures of the theater."

 

Tehran, the most populous city in Iran with heavy vehicular traffic, has turned orange from yellow, which means the movement to and from the city would incur a penalty.

 

According to the latest data released by health officials, a total of 79 cities come under the ban, including Tehran, Qom, Mashhad, and many cities in the north and south.

 

A nighttime curfew in Tehran also remains in place, with updated hours to be implemented from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. local time, officials said.

 

Alireza Zali, the head of the anti-pandemic taskforce in Tehran, on Saturday said the situation in Tehran was "changing," which he said was "expected" due to an increase in the flow of outpatients at city hospitals.

 

He said a large number of new cases were linked to a mutated virus that has a "higher rate of color change," referring to cities turning from yellow to orange.