Coronavirus outbreak: Turkey and Pakistan close borders with Iran – live news

Moves comes after eight deaths in Iran, while in northern Italy towns are on lockdown after jump in cases3.53pmGMTWe are pausing the live blog now but will update it again is there are more major developments. There have been a lot of updates today in terms of how the coronavirus is spreading and what measures are being taken to stop it.Here is a summary of the main points.3.39pmGMTThe European Union sees “no need to panic” over a coronavirus outbreak in Italy that has killed two people and infected more than 100 in the country.The bloc ’s economic affairs commissioner, Paolo Gentiloni, said:“The EU has full confidence in the Italian authorities and the decisions they are taking.”Continue reading...
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