PESHAWAR: Pakistan has closed the Chaman border with Afghanistan as well as the land route for one-week to prevent coronavirus spread. According to a notification issued by the Interior Ministery on Sunday, the Chaman border which is a famous land crossing both for cargo and passenger transport will remain shut for at least one week with effect from Mar 2. According to the provincial health department, more than 10,000 people have undergone screening in the last five days at the Chaman border. Last week, Pakistan had also shut its Taftan border with Iran after the outbreak of coronavirus in the latter. Seven hundred and nine pilgrims from Iran reached Pakistan House at the Taftan Border on Saturday, according to the Balochistan Levies Force.

Source: Pakistan Today March 01, 2020 09:33 UTC