Turkey suspends flights to Iran, Afghanistan due to coronavirus outbreak

Turkey suspends flights to Iran, Afghanistan due to coronavirus outbreak
A health worker checks the temperature of passengers upon arrival at the departure terminal of Tehran's Imam Khomeini airport, Iran. (File/AP)
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Updated 19 July 2020
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Turkey suspends flights to Iran, Afghanistan due to coronavirus outbreak

Turkey suspends flights to Iran, Afghanistan due to coronavirus outbreak
  • The move came as Iran's president said that 25 million people may have been infected with the coronavirus in Iran

ANKARA: Turkey has suspended flights to Iran and Afghanistan as part of measures against the coronavirus outbreak, the Transport Ministry said on Sunday.

Iranian Presiden Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that 25 million people may have been infected with the coronavirus in Iran, although health officials later sought to play down the estimate.

Turkish Airlines had gradually restarted international flights as of June 11.