Iran closes schools in two cities over coronavirus: State TV

Iran will close schools, universities, and educational centers in two central cities to prevent a deadly coronavirus from spreading, state TV reported on Saturday. 

The shutdown will begin on Sunday and last two days in Qom, where two people have died from the virus, and a week in Arak. 

As of Saturday, a total of 28 cases have been reported in the country, five of them fatal. 

In light of the spread in Iran, Tehran has also suspended religious pilgrimage trips to Iraq on Saturday, according to Fars News Agency.

(With input from AFP)