Iran says the new coronavirus has killed 124 people amid 4,747 confirmed cases in the Islamic Republic.
A Health Ministry spokesman offered the figures at a televised news conference Friday.
He also warned authorities could use unspecified 'force' to halt travel between major cities. He did not elaborate.
The threat may be to stop people from using closed schools and universities as an excuse to go to the Caspian Sea and other Iranian vacation spots.
Reports in Iran showed lines of traffic heading to the coast.
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