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Iran to Shut Top Holy Shia Shrine During New Year Holidays
Iran to Shut Top Holy Shia Shrine During New Year Holidays
14 Mar 2020, 01:45 PM IST
(Bloomberg) -- Iran’s Imam Reza shrine, a magnet attracting millions of Muslim pilgrims in the holy city of Mashhad every year, will be closed during the country’s New Year Holidays from March 20 over coronavirus concerns, state TV reported.
The announcement comes as “the situation in Mashhad has grown more acute” and the city “is going through its most decisive week” in battle against the Covid-19 disease, semi-official ISNA reported, citing Mayor Mohammad Reza Kalaei.
To contact the reporter on this story: Arsalan Shahla in Tehran at ashahla@bloomberg.net
To contact the editors responsible for this story: Shamim Adam at sadam2@bloomberg.net, Natnicha Chuwiruch
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