Iraq’s Basra airport to deny entry to travellers from China and Chinese citizens over coronavirus


Reuters | Updated: 01-02-2020 01:29 IST | Created: 01-02-2020 01:09 IST
Iraq’s Basra airport to deny entry to travellers from China and Chinese citizens over coronavirus
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Iraq’s Basra International Airport will deny entry to passengers of any nationality traveling to Iraq from China, the state news agency reported on Friday amid fears from the coronavirus outbreak.

Several countries tightened travel curbs on Friday, a day after the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency.

 

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