It is reported by Daily Sabah, citing sources.

It is noted that the checkpoints Kapykey and Esendere on the Turkish-Iranian border are closed.

The measures were taken amid the influx of tourists from Iran to the province of Van in eastern Turkey on the eve of the holiday of Navruz.

According to official data, 43 cases of infection with a new coronavirus were recorded in Iran, eight of them ended fatally.