Pakistan says to close border with Iran, Afghanistan over coronavirus

Pakistan's interior ministry said Friday it will close the country's border with Iran and Afghanistan in a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

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Published:13th Mar, 2020 at 10:06 PM

Islamabad

The closure of the porous frontier will begin March 16 "for an initial period of two weeks... in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, in the best interest of all three brotherly countries", the ministry said, using the scientific name for the highly communicable disease.

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Pakistan says to close border with Iran, Afghanistan over coronavirus

Pakistan's interior ministry said Friday it will close the country's border with Iran and Afghanistan in a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

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