Some businesses in Tehran were allowed to open Saturday after closing amid the coronavirus pandemic, The Associated Press reported.

Iran allowed certain businesses in the capital and nearby towns to open back up after weeks of closures, but gyms, restaurants, shopping malls and Tehran's Grand bazaar will remain closed, according to the AP.

Shrines and mosques are also closed and bans on public gatherings remain in place.

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Government offices have reopened with a third of employees working from home, AP reports.

Authorities allowed businesses outside the capital to reopen a week ago, according to AP.

There are more than 82,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Iran and 5,118 deaths, based on data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

Globally, there are more than 2 million confirmed COVID-19 cases and 163,372 deaths.