ANKARA
With cases of coronavirus rising worldwide, Turkey has advised its citizens against traveling to Iraq and Italy unless absolutely necessary.
In two separate statements, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said Wednesday it “strongly advised” the public not to visit infected areas in Iraq and Italy.
Ankara has already suspended rail and air services to Iran, where the outbreak has claimed 19 lives so far. Border crossings between the two countries also remain closed.
While Iraq has diagnosed five cases as yet, some 322 cases have been reported in Italy with at least 11 deaths thus far, according to its Health
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