The death toll from coronavirus in Iran touched 2,757 on Monday, prompting authorities to consider tougher restrictions to contain the spread of the virus.
The total number of infections climbed to 41,495, with Iran's first Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri hinting at introducing "tougher measures" to portect the "nation's safety and health".
The country has already implemented an intercity travel ban since Thursday, and extended the closure of schools and universities.
Cultural, religious and sporting events have also been suspended.
Meanwhile, Iran's judiciary on Sunday extended furloughs for 100,000 prisoners in a bid to stem the spread of the virus in crowded jails.
Israeli forces killed 35 Palestinians in aerial and ground bombardments across the Gaza Strip on Thursday and battled in close combat with Hamas in areas of the southern city of Rafah, health officials and Hamas media said.
Iran's late President Ebrahim Raisi is set to be buried in the holy city of Mashhad on Thursday evening, four days after he was killed in a helicopter crash along with foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and six other people.
A Russian missile attack on Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv killed at least six people and wounded at least 11 on Thursday, local authorities said.
A furious China launched "punishment" drills around Taiwan on Thursday in what it said was a response to "separatist acts", sending up heavily armed warplanes and staging mock attacks as state media denounced newly inaugurated President Lai Ching-te.
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