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Kurdistan Region imposes travel bans on some countries

An empty square outside Erbil Citadel due to COVID19 restrictions

Pigeons flying in an empty square outside Arbil Citadel in Kurdistan Region during the COVID-19 co Source: SAFIN HAMED/AFP via Getty Images

Our correspondent Ahmad Ghafur reports from Erbil on the latest regarding Kurdistan Regional Government’s announcement on prohibiting travel to and from nine countries as a result of recent reports of a looming new strain of coronavirus.



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