Saeed Namaki, Iran's Health minister, speaks at the Covid-19 vaccination commencement ceremony at Imam Khomeini Hospital, in Tehran, on February 9, 2021. Reuters.
Saeed Namaki, Iran's Health minister, speaks at the Covid-19 vaccination commencement ceremony at Imam Khomeini Hospital, in Tehran, on February 9, 2021. Reuters.

MENA

Iran closes border with Iraq to curb the spread of UK coronavirus variant

The UK Covid-19 variant was discovered in Iraq for the first time last week

Reuters

February 21, 2021

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