Pakistan closed its border with Iran to avoid the resurgence of COVID-19 ascities in the neighbouring country are again the grip of another wave ofpandemic.
Media reports said that Taftan border crossing has been sealed and no onewill be allowed from Iran to enter into Pakistan.
On Tuesday, Iran also reported cases of the highly contagious Delta variantof the coronavirus, first discovered in India.
“Unfortunately, more than 10 cases of Delta variant were detected inMashhad yesterday evening,” Mehdi Kelyan, deputy rector of MashhadUniversity of Medical Sciences, told the semi-official Iranian StudentsNews Agency (ISNA).
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Back in May, Pakistan had also closed its borders with Iran and Afghanistanover the fears of virus spread in the country.
