Pakistan Shuts Schools, Suspends Iran Flights to Curb Coronavirus Spread

Pakistan on Thursday shut schools in several areas and suspended flights to and from Iran to try to stop the spread of new coronavirus.

Paramilitary soldiers wear face masks as they stand in front of a closed gate of Pakistan's border post, after Pakistan sealed its border with Iran as a preventive measure following the coronavirus outbreak, at the border post in Taftan, Pakistan, on Feb. 25, 2020. Naseer Ahmed/Reuters

ISLAMABAD—Pakistan on Thursday shut schools in several areas and suspended flights to and from Iran to try to stop the spread of the coronavirus, after reporting its first cases of the infection, officials said.

The South Asian nation bordering China and Iran, both of which have been hit hard by the virus, reported its first two cases on Wednesday.