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Pakistan closes border with Iran over virus fears: official

Published: 23 Feb 2020 - 05:14 pm | Last Updated: 06 Nov 2021 - 01:26 am
A young Iranian man wearing a protective mask, crosses a busy street in the capital Tehran on February 22, 2020. AFP / ATTA KENARE

A young Iranian man wearing a protective mask, crosses a busy street in the capital Tehran on February 22, 2020. AFP / ATTA KENARE

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Islamabad: Pakistan on Sunday announced it was closing its border with neighbouring Iran, after Tehran announced eight deaths from the novel coronavirus.

"We have closed our border with Iran because of the reports of coronavirus there," said Ayesha Zehri, a senior government official in Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan's province, which borders Iran.
 

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