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Iraq bans entry of foreigners coming from China over coronavirus fears

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12:062/02/2020, Sunday
U: 2/02/2020, Sunday
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A woman wearing a face mask walks at a residential complex after a snowfall, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, in Beijing, China February 2, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
A woman wearing a face mask walks at a residential complex after a snowfall, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, in Beijing, China February 2, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

Iraq has banned the entry of all foreigners coming from China over fears about the coronavirus outbreak, the interior ministry said on Sunday.

China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) is a top investor in Iraqi oil while the Chinese state-run CNOOC Ltd works at the Maysan oilfield in southeast Iraq.

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