Afghanistan bans travel to and from Iran over virus fears

Afghanistan's Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) Sunday said the country suspended air and ground travel to neighboring Iran as fears across the region grow over a jump in new coronavirus infections. 

ONSC said Afghanistan has no positive cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) yet but precautionary measures have been taken to prepare health centers in Kabul and in the provinces to identify and treat any cases.

Iran already reported 43 positive cases by early night on Sunday, eight of them were fatal, making it the second country with the most deaths reports after China.