DUSHANBE (Reuters) - Tajikistan is closing schools for two weeks to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus and temporarily banning exports of grains and pulses to ensure sufficient supplies at home, the Central Asian nation's government said on Saturday.
Tajikistan, which borders China, has reported no coronavirus cases, although its former Soviet republic neighbours have confirmed hundreds. Cases of pneumonia and a suspected swine flu fatality have caused concern, however.
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