A young Iranian girl holds her mother's hand as they wait in line at a polling station set up at the Abdol Azim shrine during the parliamentary elections in Shahr-e-Ray, Tehran Province, Iran, 21 February 2020. Iranians are heading to the polls to elect their representatives to the Islamic Consultative Assembly amid a worsening economic crisis and escalating tensions with the US. (Photo by Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA/EFE)





Two women jog with face masks on as others walk while enjoying their weekend afternoon at Pardisan Park in Tehran, Iran, Friday, February 28, 2020. Iranians in Tehran on Friday found time to enjoy their weekend, even as authorities canceled Friday prayers and closed universities, schools and parliament over fears about the new coronavirus. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)





Mourners wearing face masks and gloves pray over the body of former politburo official in the Revolutionary Guard Farzad Tazari, who died Monday after being infected with the new coronavirus, at the Behesht-e-Zahra cemetery just outside Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Iran is the hardest-hit country in the Mideast by the new coronavirus, which sickens but largely doesn't kill those afflicted. (Photo by Mahmood Hosseini/Tasnim News Agency via AP Photo)





A man with a mask exercises as he spends his weekend afternoon at Pardisan Park in Tehran, Iran, Friday, February 28, 2020. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)





A girl flies a kite at Pardisan Park in Tehran, Iran, Friday, February 28, 2020. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)





Firefighters wear protective face masks as they disinfect the streets ahead of the Iranian New Year Nowruz in Tehran, Iran, March 18, 2020. (Photo by Ali Khara/WANA via Reuters)





Cars drive in Vali-e-Asr St. which usually has congested traffic in northern Tehran, Iran, Friday, March 20, 2020, on the first day of Iranian New Year, called Nowruz, or “New Day” in Farsi, the Persian holiday marking the the spring equinox. The new coronavirus has cut into the ancient Nowruz and has further slowed the Islamic Republic's economy. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)





In this Tuesday, March 17, 2020, photo, a shopkeeper, center, wearing a face mask and gloves, to help protect against the new coronavirus, talks with his customer at the Tehran's Grand Bazaar, Iran. The new coronavirus ravaging Iran is cutting into celebrations marking the Persian New Year, known as Nowruz. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)





A policeman and pedestrians wear masks to help guard against the Coronavirus, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Sunday, February 23, 2020. On Sunday, Iran's health ministry raised the death toll from the new virus to 8 people in the country, amid concerns that clusters there, as well as in Italy and South Korea, could signal a serious new stage in its global spread. (Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo)





A pharmacist works in a drugstore in downtown Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, February 25, 2020. The head of Iran's counter-coronavirus task force has tested positive for the virus himself, authorities announced Tuesday, showing the challenges facing the Islamic Republic amid concerns the outbreak may be far wider than officially acknowledged. The announcement comes as countries across the Mideast say they've had confirmed cases of the virus that link back to Iran, which for days denied having the virus. (Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo)





Pedestrians walk as some of them wear masks in downtown Tehran, Iran, Thursday, February 27, 2020. Amid fear and uncertainty caused by the spread of a new virus, Iranians are taking extra caution to avoid getting infected, as authorities canceled Friday prayers in Tehran, Qom and other cities. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)





Pedestrians wearing face masks cross a square in western Tehran, Iran, Saturday, February 29, 2020. Iran is preparing for the possibility of “tens of thousands” of people getting tested for the new coronavirus as the number of confirmed cases spiked again Saturday, Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said, underscoring the fear both at home and abroad over the outbreak in the Islamic Republic. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)





A woman rides her bicycle covering her face with a scarf depicting the U.S. flag, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, March 2, 2020. A member of a council that advises Iran's supreme leader died Monday after falling sick from the new coronavirus, becoming the first top official to succumb to the illness striking both citizens and leaders of the Islamic Republic. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)





Shoppers wearing face masks and gloves stock up on supplies at the Palladium Shopping Center, in northern Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Iran's supreme leader put the Islamic Republic's armed forces on alert Tuesday to assist health officials in combating the outbreak of the new coronavirus, the deadliest outside of China. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)





A firefighter disinfects a traditional shopping center to help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in northern Tehran, Iran, Friday, March, 6, 2020. A Health Ministry spokesman warned authorities could use unspecified “force” to halt travel between major cities. (Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo)





Firefighters prepare their fogging machines to disinfect a street against the new coronavirus as some people watch and pedestrians walk, in western Tehran, Iran, Friday, March 13, 2020. The new coronavirus outbreak has reached Iran's top officials, with its senior vice president, Cabinet ministers, members of parliament, Revolutionary Guard members and Health Ministry officials among those infected. The vast majority of people recover from the new coronavirus. According to the World Health Organization, most people recover in about two to six weeks, depending on the severity of the illness. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)





People wearing face masks exercise on the shore of an artificial lake, in Western Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 15, 2020. Many people in Tehran shrugged off warnings over the new coronavirus as authorities complained that most people in the capital are not treating the crisis seriously enough. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)





In this photo released by the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a tree planting ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Iran's supreme leader put the Islamic Republic on war footing Tuesday against the new coronavirus by ordering its armed forces to assist health officials in combating the outbreak – the deadliest outside of China – that authorities say has killed 77 people. (Photo by Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP Photo)





Woman, wearing face masks, travel on a public bus in a street in western Tehran, Iran, Saturday, February 29, 2020. Iran is preparing for the possibility of “tens of thousands” of people getting tested for the new coronavirus as the number of confirmed cases spiked again Saturday, Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said, underscoring the fear both at home and abroad over the outbreak in the Islamic Republic. (Photo by Vahid Salemi/AP Photo)





A cleric and a woman pray behind a closed door of Masoume shrine in the city of Qom, some 80 miles (125 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran, Monday, March 16, 2020. On Monday, Iran closed the Masoume shrine, a major pilgrimage site in the city of Qom, the epicenter of the country's new coronavirus outbreak. Authorities were already restricting access and barring pilgrims from kissing or touching the shrine, but it had remained open. (Photo by AP Photo)