TEHRAN (IRNA) — Head of the headquarters for the management of operations against coronavirus in Tehran Alireza Zali announced that coronavirus-related restrictions will be extended for another week in Tehran.

Zali said that the condition of the infection in Tehran has still no tangible change and that Tehran is a red zone in this aspect. He said that 515 new coronavirus-infected cases were hospitalized over the past 24 hours. He added on Wednesday 8% of the walk-ins needed hospitalizations and that 480 people received outpatient services.

Zali said only 1/3 of employees will be present in their jobs next week and the rest can work from home.

Iran’s Health Ministry spokesman Sima Sadat Lari said on Wednesday that 153 more Iranians had died from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) bringing the total deaths to 20,125. She added 2,444 new cases of infection with the COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours, some 1,132 of whom have been hospitalized.