TEHRAN: Pakistan, Iraq, and Turkey have closed their borders with Iran as a precautionary measure to halt the potential spread of coronavirus which claims seven lives in Iran on Sunday.
According to the Iranian Sources, more than 28 people reported are infected in Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Pak-Iran border Closed for Travel and Trade
Turkey, Iraq, and Pakistan have imposed emergencies in the area near the border with Iran.
Pakistani authorities closed Pak-Iran Border at Taftan town in Chagai district on Sunday. The transit and the joint market at the border have been closed, while trade and traveling activities suspended – Radio Pakistan
Coronavirus also is known as Covid-19, has so far reported 76,936 cases of the disease caused by the virus and over 2,442 deaths confirmed in China and across the world.
Iranian Health Minister said told media that the virus reached the country through an Iranian merchant from the holy city of Qom who frequently travelled to China.
“Flights were suspended between the two countries, but he used indirect flights,” Namaki said on Sunday, urging people not to travel to Qom, a pilgrimage destination 120km south of the capital Tehran.
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