Financial Tribune: Tehran’s Grand Bazaar and shopping malls are among business places to open as of May 8 after a month of closure
The National Coronavirus Headquarters has agreed that restrictions imposed on Group II of jobs in the high-risk red and orange zones for coronavirus transmission, including Tehran’s Grand Bazaar and shopping malls, should be relaxed. According to Qasem Noudeh-Farahani, the head of Tehran Chamber of Guilds, Group I and II will reopen as of May 8 but Group III and IV will remain closed until May 18. “Businesses violating the coronavirus containment measures will be subject to governmental orders requiring closure of their locations for up to three weeks,” he was quoted as saying by Fars News Agency.
All businesses, except those providing essential goods and services (the so-called Group I of jobs, namely bakeries, supermarkets, grocery stores, car shops, chain stores, health and treatment centers, pharmacies, factories, transportation companies, public parking garages, post offices, internet service providers, press, nursery homes and print shops) were closed over the past month.