A cleric and a woman pray behind a closed door of Masoume shrine in the city of Qom, some 80 mi …

A cleric and a woman pray behind a closed door of Masoume shrine in the city of Qom, some 80 mi ...

A cleric and a woman pray behind a closed door of Masoume shrine in the city of Qom, some 80 miles (125 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran, Monday, March 16, 2020. On Monday, Iran closed the Masoume shrine, a major pilgrimage site in the city of Qom, the epicenter of the country’s new coronavirus outbreak. Authorities were already restricting access and barring pilgrims from kissing or touching the shrine, but it had remained open. (AP Photo)