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By Trend

Iran's restaurants have suffered losses during coronavirus spread and remain closed, while other businesses have opened, Head of Iran Restaurant Owners Association Ali Asghar Mir-Ebrahimi told Trend.

Referring to the possibility of opening restaurants in Tehran after being closed amid coronavirus spread, he noted that the National Headquarters to Fight Coronavirus has limited restaurants' work, but other businesses that posses even more risk, have resumed activities.

"The association has developed safety codes for all restaurants in the city, and the owners can read all health protocols online on the associate website," Mir-Ebrahimi added. "Although it has been decided that restaurants have high risk of infection, any large gathering outside house is considered risky. At the moment, banks, offices, shopping malls, subways and public transportation are working are believed not to impose any risk."

"In the situation of current recession and closure of businesses, the value added tax for winter season should be paid until May 20, but restaurants have been closed since January 21, but also they have to pay tax," the head of the association said. "Despite losses, the restaurants had to pay salaries and bonus near the new year [started March 20, 2020], and currently, restaurant workers are unemployed until this business gets permission to resume work".