In Iran, the total number of COVID-19 cases has reached 3,513, while the death toll from the infection has risen to 107, Health Minister Saeed Namaki said on Thursday.

Namaki at a press conference added that 591 more coronavirus cases, including 15 fatalities, were registered in Iran over the past 24 hours.

Namaki also said that the country’s authorities have decided to suspend classes at universities and schools until the beginning of Iranian New Year, Nowruz, which starts on March 20.

Namaki said that the Friday prayer has also been cancelled in all Iranian cities due to “fear of the coronavirus spread among worshipers”. Iran is amongst the countries most affected by the coronavirus outbreak.