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Iran has been struggling to contain the virus since announcing its first cases in February but has refrained from enforcing full lockdowns<br>  <br>Iran reported on Monday more than 200 new coronavirus fatalities that took the overall toll in the Middle East's deadliest outbreak beyond 13,000.<br> <br>"Unfortunately, in the past 24 hours, we have lost 203 of our compatriots due to the COVID-19 disease," said health ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari.<br> <br>"Based on this figure, the total number of victims has reached 13,032," she told a televised news conference.<br> <br>Lari said another 2,349 people had tested positive for the virus, raising the overall figure in the country's outbreak to 259,652.<br> <br>Iran has been struggling to contain the virus since announcing its first cases in February -- two deaths in the Shiite holy city of Qom.<br> <br>The Islamic republic has refrained from enforcing full lockdowns to stop the pandemic's spread.<br> <br>Official figures have shown an upward trajectory in new confirmed cases since early May, when Iran hit a near two-month low in daily recorded infections.<br> <br>The Iranian government made the wearing of masks compulsory in closed public spaces from July 4, including on public transport.<br> <br>State television, whose presenters now wear masks, said on Monday that police in Tehran were stopping commuters without masks from entering the subway.<br> <br>Authorities in Qom tightened controls in banks and administrative offices to ensure the implementation of health protocols, including mask-wearing, Tasnim news agency reported on Monday.<br> <br>The health ministry spokeswoman called on everyone to keep a physical distance from others, to wash their hands and to use masks.<br> <br>"The more time you spend in an overcrowded environment, the more likely you are to contract the disease," Lari said.<br> <br>Iran closed schools, cancelled public events and  [https://minhviettrans.com/dich-vu-thue-xe/ thuê xe ô tô] banned movement between its 31 provinces in March, but progressively lifted restrictions from April to try to reopen its sanctions-hit economy.<br> <br>The economy is suffering under the pressures of the health crisis.<br> <br>The country's currency, the rial, has hit new lows against the US dollar in recent weeks, mostly over border closures and a halt in [http://news.sky.com/search?term=non-oil non-oil] exports, according to analysts.<br>