The border’s activities were halted on Saturday night due to the outbreak of the coronavirus and the request of the Iraqi side.

Trucks have reportedly restarted transportation of goods via the border between the two countries.

Parviz Khan is now the only border of five open for transportation of goods with the Iraqi side and a large volume of Iranian products are being exported to Iraq through the border.

The activity of discharging and unloading goods imported into Iraq has been halted as of March 8, from all borders including Khosravi, Soumar, Mehran, Chazabeh, and Shalamcheh.

The measure was taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to disinfect customs offices as well as increase border facilities to combat coronavirus.

Yesterday, Iranian and Pakistani officials held a meeting at the Taftan border on Sunday to discuss the outbreak of coronavirus and ways to combat the deadly virus at the joint borders.