Delta variant in the Middle East's hardest-hit country. "It is feared that we are on the way to a fifth wave throughout the country," Rouhani told a meeting of Iran's anti-virus taskforce, warning the public to be careful as "the Delta variant" had entered the country from the south and southeast.
Covid-19 has killed more than 84,000 people out of over 3.2 million infections in Iran, according to official figures that authorities admit do not account for all cases.
Delta, first detected in India and now present in at least 85 countries, is the most contagious of any Covid-19 variant yet identified.
The Islamic republic confirmed three cases of the Delta variant on May 5 in the central province of Qom. Iran's health ministry has