The federal government on Wednesday announced to suspend Quetta-Taftan rail services to prevent coronavirus outbreak in Pakistan.

Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed said that four trains have been suspended for an indefinite time period in this regard. The decision was taken following the closure of Pakistan-Iran border in a wake of coronavirus threat, he added.

The railways’ minister has asked passengers to cancel their all luggage bookings.

Meanwhile, all passengers entering Pakistan will be required to submit a health declaration form, which will include their contact details and brief travel history, in order to block possible transmission of a novel coronavirus in the country, according to the health authorities.

A health declaration card will be distributed amongst all passengers on flights traveling to Pakistan.

They will have to fill-up the form and hand it over to health officials upon arrival at airports across the country.

On the other hand, the Pakistan-Iran border has continued to shut on the fourth day today as fears across the region grow over a jump in new coronavirus infections.

Earlier, on Feb 25, Pakistan closed its border with Iran after it reported a number of deaths from the deadly disease.