TEHRAN
Iran has quarantined the southeastern port city Chabahar over coronavirus fears.
Entering and exiting Chabahar, in the Sistan-Baluchestan province, have been banned, according to Iran's official news agency IRNA.
Ambulances announced that Chabahar is in quarantine and people are not to leave their homes.
Meanwhile, the city of Nishabur in the eastern Razavi-Khorasan province is on red alert, with entering and exiting banned.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also canceled a traditional Newroz speech.
Previously, travel to 17 states in Iran were banned over the outbreak.
After the first case was seen in the city of Qom on Feb.