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This combination of satellite images provided by Maxar Technologies shows Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran, Iran on Jan. 11, 2020, top, and on Feb. 29, 2020.  Iran has one of the highest death tolls in the world from the new coronavirus outside of China, the epicenter of the outbreak. (Satellite image &Copy;2020 Maxar Technologies via AP)

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Iran warns it could use 'force' to halt travel amid virus
March 6, 2020 5:05 p.m.

Iran warns it could use 'force' to halt travel amid virus

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian authorities warned Friday they may use “force” to limit travel between cities and announced the new coronavirus has killed 124 people amid 4,747 confirmed cases in the Islamic Republic.