Reuters - Sweden�s Public Health Agency called on Monday for the government�s transport authority to withdraw IranAir�s license to fly to and from Sweden because of the deadly outbreak of coronavirus.

Iran had more than 1,500 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of March 2 and 66 people have died.

Sweden, which has 14 confirmed cases and no deaths, has a large Iranian community numbering around 80,000 people.

�Continuing to receive large groups of passengers from Iran, in the current circumstances, would make the work of limiting the spread of COVID-19 considerably more difficult and raise the risk that the infection could spread locally,� Public Health Agency General Director Johan Carlson said in a statement.

Iran Air currently has two direct flights to and from Stockholm Arlanda, and one to and from Gothenburg Landvetter, per week.

Sweden�s Transport Agency has not stopped flights between Sweden and China.


Reporting by Stockholm Newsroom; editing by Niklas Pollard