![epa08443847 An Iranian official walks around the tomb of the Abdol Azim inside the shrine in the city of Shahre Ray, south of the capital city Tehran, Iran, 25 May 2020. Media reported that Iran reopened its holy shrines in the country amid the coronavirus pandemic, but people can't gather inside and around the tomb. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/T47LYQSGUDQG2QHCS2EORWE4YQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=026e6c9ec03c1851b50d01d95a63400605f684fa847323793f660cce7b9cf520&width=400&height=225)
An Iranian official walks around the tomb of the Abdol Azim inside the shrine in the city of Shahre Ray, south of the capital city Tehran. EPA
An Iranian official walks around the tomb of the Abdol Azim inside the shrine in the city of Shahre Ray, south of the capital city Tehran. EPA
Coronavirus: Iran reopens major shrines as deaths fall
Tehran’s Shah Abdol Azim shrine, the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad and the Fatima Masumeh shrine and Jamkaran mosque in Qom all reopened