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Part of Iran's oil-rich southwest goes under lockdown again

Abadan, a city in Iran's Khuzestan province, has been ordered to shut down after people did not practice social distancing and coronavirus cases increased, according to Iranian media.

TEHRAN, April 30, 2020 .People wearing face masks walk on a street in downtown Tehran, Iran, on April 29, 2020. Iran's Health Ministry on Wednesday reported 1,073 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections to 93,657, state TV reported. (Photo by Ahmad Halabisaz/Xinhua via Getty)
On May 11, Iran announced that banks and offices in Abadan in the country's southwest will go on lockdown following a spike in cases. Here, people wearing face masks walk on a street in downtown Tehran, Iran, on April 29, 2020. — Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz via Getty Images

A part of southwestern Iran has gone under lockdown due a large jump in confirmed coronavirus cases.

Banks and offices will be closed for a week in Abadan, Reuters reported, citing Iran's Tasnim News Agency.

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