Iran considering total lockdown in Tehran: Iranian media

Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari told state TV that Iran, the Middle East country worst hit by Covid-19, had identified 11,737 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the total number to 738,322.Iranian media said discussions were underway among government and health officials to impose a two-week total lockdown in Tehran, which could be announced as early asSaturday.