Turkey and Pakistan close borders with Iran over coronavirus deaths
by Patrick Wintour in Tehran from Science | The Guardian on (#4ZRFS)
Ankara also suspends incoming flights as Iranian authorities try to contain outbreak in country
Turkey and Pakistan have both closed their borders with Iran, with Turkey also halting incoming flights, in an effort to stop the potential spread of coronavirus after Iran reported 43 cases of the disease.
All highways and railways were closed at the border between Turkey and Iran as of 5pm local time and flights from Iran had been suspended, the Turkish health minister, Fahrettin Koca, said on Sunday. Flights from Turkey to Iran were still being allowed.
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