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Russia closes its borders with China amid ongoing coronavirus crisis

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An official of Russian Quarantine Service of Rospotrebnadzor (Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare) uses thermal imaging devices to remotely measure temperature of passengers at the Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow, Russia, 30 January 2020. EPA-EFE/MAXIM SHIPENKOV

Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Thursday announced that Russia will close its borders with China amid the worsening situation on coronavirus disease that has spread to all Chinese regions and killed 170.

At least 20 other countries have confirmed similar cases, amounting to almost 8,000 in total.

 

Via EPA-EFE/MAXIM SHIPENKOV/TASS

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