Iraqi authorities decided on Thursday to suspend the entry of Iranian citizens and prevent the travel of Iraqis to Iran after several cases of the novel coronavirus were identified in Iran, the Xinhua news agency reported.
Iraqi Interior Minister Yassin al-Yasiri overruled his earlier decision to grant Iranian citizens visas directly at the border crossings after the news that a number of Iranians have been infected with COVID-19, state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported.
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