The flight ban, to last at least a week, reflects concern about the virus' spread in Iran and whether the outbreak is worse than authorities say.
The urgent plan aims to address the deadly coronavirus outbreak, whose rapid spread is spooking financial markets and restricting international travel.
Bahrain’s Health Ministry on Tuesday raised the number of infected cases from the new virus to eight, saying that all had traveled from Iran via Dubai. Four of them have been identified as Saudi nationals. The cases were confirmed upon arrival to Bahrain during screenings at the airport, and prior to the suspension on flights to Dubai and Sharjah, according to Bahrain’s official news agency.Dubai has been screening passengers on incoming flights from China, where the outbreak began in December.
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