Tehran reopens retail outlets following stagnancy due to COVID-19

Tehran has opened several retail outlets a month after the standstill caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Owners hung permission for activity given by the Health Ministry, which looks like a QR code printed on a piece of paper, on the shop window.

Report says, citing the RIA Novosti, the capital of Iran a week later joined "smart social distancing plan ", which, besides the measures to create physical distance between citizens, involves opening stores and resuming business activities that carry small risks of spreading the coronavirus.

Optics, musical instruments, household appliances, bookstores are at first glance a list of shops that closed first on New Year's holidays, celebrated from March 20, and then - at the direction of the authorities until April 18.

The break from the stalemate in Tehran came against the backdrop of an increasing number of people recovering from coronavirus in Iran. Moreover, the number of victims recorded during day falls. However, authorities don't hurry to announce victory over COVID-19 or a turning point in the fight against the virus.