Border Between Iran And Iraq Closed Due To Corona Virus
Eleven countries across the Middle East have closed their air and land borders to Iran as the deadly coronavirus continues its spread throughout the Islamic Republic. BAGHDAD Truck by truck border post by border post a power struggle is unfolding between Iraq and Iran over when to reopen the frontier between the two countries which Iraq closed five weeks.
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On Sunday Pakistan and Turkey closed their borders with Iran due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus in the Islamic Republic and the unwillingness of Iranian leaders to be clear on the extent.
Border between iran and iraq closed due to corona virus. UAE authorities issue. Local time 1700 GMT. In the holy city of Qom where the first cases of CoronavirusOutbreak reported in Iran people smoke Peganuma harmala seeds.
Iran has not yet suspended air travel to and from. Turkey Iraq Pakistan and Afghanistan have extended entry bans or closed their borders with Iran in a bid to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Trump administration is taking steps to close the southern border to certain migrants citing the rapid spread of the coronavirus.
Bahrain issued a similar warning. Iraq had earlier closed its border with Iran to Iranian. Immigration authorities could soon begin immediately.
Iraq has banned the entry of foreign pilgrims for Arbaeen this year due to the COVID-19. Iraq on Saturday closed its Sheeb border crossing with Iran to travellers and trade until further notice Iraqi security sources said as flooding continues to submerge villages in the south of Iran. Iranian officials call for closure of religious centers in Qom where two deaths have been reported By TOI staff.
An Iranian woman wearing a protective mask to prevent contracting coronavirus walks through the Grand Bazaar in Tehran Iran Feb. Iraq closes border with Iran over coronavirus fears Iraqi Airways suspends flights. Countries around the world have taken drastic measures including border closures in an attempt to curb COVID-19.
The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19 referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it. Travel restrictions border shutdowns by country. Kuwait Iraq Turkey Armenia Pakistan and Afghanistan have decided to close their borders or institute new checks and quarantines in an effort to prevent the virus from spreading from Tehran and.
The local government in Basra Governorate in response to the recent decisions and recommendations of the Ministry of Health regarding the prevention of the new strain Coronavirus has closed the Shalamjah border crossing to the movement of travelers to the State of Iran Hakim Al-Mayahi a member of the Crisis Cell in Basra Governorate said. Road and rail crossings between the two countries would be shut three hours earlier. Iraq closes land borders restaurants with new anti-virus measures.
Iraq has also closed its only border with Kuwait which has three confirmed cases all reported to be from individuals who had traveled from Iran. Fahrettin Koca said flights from Iran would also cease from 8 pm. Students mask-clad due to the COVID-19 pandemic queue to be tested for the coronavirus using the fast blood testing method at a school in Sadr City east of Iraqs capital Baghdad on Dec.
On Sunday Iraq will temporarily shut all land border crossings outside of Iraqi. Iraqi and Kuwaiti authorities have already banned travel to and from Iran. ANKARA Turkey -- Turkeys health minister said the border with Iran would be closed from Sunday due to the number of coronavirus cases in its eastern neighbor.
Coronavirus in Iran prompts fears of spread in Iraq The outbreak of coronavirus in Iran prompted a wave of anti-Iranian sentiment among Iraqi protesters who called for the closure of the border. Iran urged its citizens not to travel to Iraq. Turkey on Sunday Feb 23 said it closed.
Iraq extends ban on Iran arrivals amid coronavirus fears As authorities take preventive measures to avoid infections from neighbouring Iran healthcare workers remain sceptical. Shalamcheh which is 25 kilometers 155 miles from the Iraqi city of Basra is the main border crossing. The border between Iraq and Iran was closed ahead of a religious pilgrimage to the Iraqi city of Karbala.
The federal Iraqi government is also barring travelers from the UK Iran and several other countries. Iraq had recorded only 93 cases by Friday and is desperately trying to insulate itself from Irans fate.
