A view of a closed mall in Tajrish old bazaar in Tehran, Iran, 16 August 2021. Iranian authorities began a one-week lockdown, from 16 August until 21 August 2021, to slow the spread of the Covid-19 and Delta variant in Iran as the country faces a fifth wave of the coronavirus crisis. According to the Iranian health ministry, Iran recorded its highest COVID-19 death toll by reporting 655 victims in the past 24 hours. (Photo by Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA/EFE)
