Iran announces 2-day closure for public, private institutions ahead of heatwave

TEHRAN, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Iranian government announced on Tuesday that public and private institutions across the country will be closed for two days to mitigate the impact of an unprecedented heatwave on public health.

"Because of the unprecedented heat in the coming days, the cabinet has agreed to a proposal put forward by the Health Ministry for closures across the country on Wednesday and Thursday to protect citizens' health," government spokesman Ali Bahadori Jahromi tweeted.