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Iraq closes land borders, restaurants with new anti-virus measures

The federal Iraqi government is also barring travelers from the UK, Iran and several other countries.

Al-Monitor Staff
Al-Monitor Staff
Dec 22, 2020
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Students, mask-clad due to the COVID-19 pandemic, queue to be tested for the coronavirus using the fast blood testing method at a school in Sadr City, east of Iraq's capital, Baghdad, on Dec. 7, 2020. — AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images)

The Iraqi government announced a series of strict measures to combat COVID-19 on Tuesday.

All land border crossings, restaurants and malls will be closed for two weeks starting on Thursday, the federal government announced on Twitter.

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