Leader calls for new procedures in fighting new wave of COVID-19 Pandemic

The Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Saturday urged the government officials to take new measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks during a meeting with the members of the National headquarters for the fight against COVID-19 as Iran has entered into a new wave of the pandemic with more Iranian people infected over the past couple of weeks.  

This is the first time the Supreme Leader receives officials in his resident in Tehran since the first cases of COVID-19 infections were found in the country in February.

The Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran stated that the current situation, which is directly connected with the lives, health, security, and economy of people, has to be managed in the best possible way.