President Hassan Rouhani urged Iranians to continue to respect measures to guard against the new coronavirus as “low-risk” business activities resumed in most of the country on Saturday, state news agency IRNA reported. So-called low-risk businesses – including many shops, factories and workshops – resumed operations across the country, with the exception of the capital Tehran, where they will re-open from April 18. “Easing restrictions does not mean ignoring health protocols … Social distancing and other health protocols should be respected seriously by people,” Rouhani was quoted saying. Many government offices also re-opened, with two-thirds of their staff to reduce crowding. In Qom, a city of 1.2 million which was the early epicentre of Iran’s coronavirus outbreak, some 24,000 businesses were expected to re-open, state TV said. “We have disinfected the shop and are providing gloves for customers,” a bookseller in Qom told state television. The […]