Rouhani: Iran's Health Ministry to implement more coronavirus screening procedures
By Trend
Iran's Health and Interior ministries are to implement coronavirus screening on the country roads from March 17, said Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.
"The ministries would announce the roads that are open for transportation, while after the screening, the persons suspected of being infected will be either quarantined or sent to their homes or hospitals," said Rouhani at a meeting of the National Headquarters to Fight Coronavirus, Trend reports citing IRNA.
"We encourage people to cooperate with administrative staff and avoid traveling, so we can overcome the coronavirus situation and have healthy society," the head of state stressed.
The president has asked the national media to provide reliable and educative information and collaborate with the health sector.
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