Afghan men reject social distancing for religious gathering amid coronavirus

A large crowd of Muslim worshipers listen to a speech given by the imam Mawlana Mujiburahman Ansari (not pictured) during the first day of Ramadan in Guzargah, Herat, Afghanistan April 24, 2020 in this screen grab obtained from social media video on April 25, 2020. Hamyan-e Mawlana Mujiburahman Ansari/via REUTERS

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan authorities are struggling to implement lockdowns to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in a province bordering Iran where the outbreak is widening due to an influx of Afghan returnees and men refusing to adhere to social distancing.

Herat, the country's third largest city and a bustling province in eastern Afghanistan, has reported a high number of coronavirus cases.