Shrine in Iran becomes mask factory as country’s coronavirus death toll nears 4,000

The Shah Cheragh shrine and mosque in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz has been turned into a temporary workshop for local women to produce protective masks amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

Iran reported the highest Covid-19 tally in the Middle East on April 8, 2020, with more than 60,000 confirmed cases and 3,739 deaths. The nation is still among the world’s worst-hit countries and regions, following the US, Spain, Italy, Germany, France and China.