Iraq – After citizens returning from Iran were infected with the coronavirus..The citizens of the region boycott Iranian products

Erbil – Kurdistan Region – Iraq 09/03/2020

After a number of cases of coronavirus were recorded in Sulaimaniyah for citizens returning from Iran, citizens in The Kurdistan Region of Iraq boycotted and refrained from purchasing Iranian goods and products, a number of shopkeepers in Erbil indicated that citizens became afraid of Iranian products, especially food, such as vegetables and others, the ministry of health’s spokesman Mohammad Qadir said that all those who were confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus had visited Iran, adding that they had been quarantined for 14 days, after which they could integrate into society if they were not infected, Iranian citizens have also been denied access to all areas of the region.