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Turkey shuts Greece, Bulgaria land borders to passengers
- News Service 18 MARCH 2020, 06:38Reuters
Turkey's land borders with Greece and Bulgaria have been closed to entry and exit of passengers as a measure against the coronavirus outbreak, state broadcaster TRT Haber said on Wednesday.
A TRT reporter said the gates were still open for logistics.
Turkey confirmed its first death related to the coronavirus late on Tuesday, and reported a doubling of confirmed cases to 98, after it ramped up measures to combat the spread of the virus.
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