Tajrish

At Tehran’s Shohadaye Tajrish Hospital, orderlies pushed the bodies of two victims of the coronavirus across a parking lot to its morgue, one wrapped in white, the other in a black body bag.

In Tajrish Square, one of the busiest parts of Tehran, people bought food and other items from the market.

In the northern Tajrish Square, vendors hawked candles and flowers, calling out wishes for a joyous new year.

People in nearby Tajrish Bazaar rushed to the scene, impeding a rescue operation, authorities said.

By mid-afternoon there was just a smattering of people queuing to vote by the same mosque, while the nearby Tajrish bazaar was, in contrast, teeming.