Iran's neighbours slap travel bans as death toll from coronavirus rises

Tehran - The Kuwait Port Authority announced a ban on the entry of all ships from the Islamic republic.

Iran's confirmed death toll from the new coronavirus rose to eight on Sunday, the highest outside China, sending neighbouring countries scrambling to contain the outbreak.
Turkey said it would 'temporarily' shut its border with Iran, while Pakistan also said it was closing its frontier with the Islamic republic and Afghanistan banned all ground and air travel between the two nations.
Jordan said it would bar entry to citizens of China, Iran and South Korea and other foreigners travelling from those countries. The Kuwait Port Authority announced a ban on the entry of all ships from the Islamic republic.