![epa08427999 An Iranian man waits for his car in a car wash service in Tehran, Iran, 17 May 2020. Several countries around the world have started to ease COVID-19 lock-down restrictions in an effort to restart their economies and help people in their daily routines after the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3XO6KNAM3XAPPTTUGU6HITU7N4.jpg?smart=true&auth=3b9268e5048634fd76afa1b03cf70a61c957358a68bec7b13fd799c58e787269&width=400&height=225)
An Iranian man waits for his car in a car wash service in Tehran, Iran, 17 May 2020. EPA
An Iranian man waits for his car in a car wash service in Tehran, Iran, 17 May 2020. EPA
Coronavirus: Iran reports over 2,100 new cases
The virus spread rapidly to all 31 of Iran's provinces soon after the country's first cases
Agence France Presse
19 May, 2020