Virus scare jolts India to extend flying ban to Iran after China
NEW DELHI : In wake of the widening spread of the coronavirus, India has extended a flying ban to Iran, which will be the second such country after China, a senior government official said on Thursday.
“There have been several coronavirus cases reported in Iran, which has a relatively poor medical infrastructure, which has resulted in the ban,” the official said requesting anonymity adding that the ban is indefinite at the moment.
“The death rate there is much higher than even China where the virus originated,” the official added.
