Iran to use shopping mall for hospitalization of COVID-19 patients

Iran Mall, Iranian biggest shopping center, will be used as a temporary hospital for the patients of COVID-19, Press TV reported on Sunday.

Iran Mall, located in the west of the capital Tehran, will be able to provide 3,000 beds for the patients, Press TV said.

The hospitalization area of 45,000 square meters was originally the exhibition center of the mall.

Authorities have ordered the closure of commercial centers in Tehran amid the challenges of the spread of COVID-19.

Iran's Health Ministry said on Sunday that a total of 21,638 people have been infected with the novel coronavirus as of Friday, of whom 1,685 have died.

(CGTN)