Iran declares two-day holiday for civil servants, bank workers over extreme heat

“The cabinet agreed to the health ministry proposal to declare Wednesday and Thursday public holidays all over the country to protect public health.”

Victor Olorunfemi • August 1, 2023

Iranian workers used to illustrate the story(Credit: Socialist Party)

A two-day national holiday has been declared for government workers and banks in Iran due to extreme heat from temperature rise across the country.

“The cabinet agreed to the health ministry proposal to declare Wednesday and Thursday public holidays all over the country to protect public health,” said government spokesman Ali Bahadori Jahromi, according to VOA.

The decision came as countries worldwide, including Iran, are experiencing historic and unprecedented temperature increases.

The Iranian meteorological office predicted temperatures could be between 40 and 50 degrees Celsius in many cities.

Cities, including the provinces of Ilam, Bushehr and Khuzestan, have recorded temperatures rising above 45 degrees Celsius recently, as reported by Iran’s state media, IRIB.

Dehloran, a city in western Iran, recorded the highest temperature of 50 degrees Celsius in Iran over the past 24 hours as Iran’s health ministry continues to send out warnings about heat stroke from overexposure to sunlight.

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