The Chinese embassy in Moscow on Wednesday night announced the temporary closure of all land border points of entry for individuals travelling between the mainland and Russia.
Chinese authorities closed its land border with Russia and placed Suifenhe, a city in the northernmost Heilongjiang province, into lockdown on Wednesday after the Asian country experienced a surge of imported coronavirus cases.
The COVID-19 outbreak was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei last December, before it then rapidly spread to nearly every corner of the globe. Beijing's aggressive containment methods have drastically slowed the virus' impact domestically in recent weeks, with official cases plummeting and a significant portion of new cases being imported from outside the country.
The Chinese embassy in Moscow on Wednesday night announced the temporary closure of all land border points of entry for individuals traveling between the mainland and Russia, according to the country's state-run CCTV. The embassy did not indicate when the checkpoints would be reopened for the two nations that share a roughly 2,672-mile-long border.
A drone view of an"Optics Valley Quantum" tram running as operations are resumed for two tram lines on April 8, 2020 in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.Health officials from Heilongjiang, a province which borders Russia, reported 25 new imported cases of the novel virus on Tuesday, according to. All these cases are believed to have entered through the passenger crossing between Suifenhe city and Pogranichny in Russia.
Under the lockdown, each family can nominate one member to venture outside their home for essential supplies every three days, according to the local epidemic control department. Mask and temperature checks will be conducted by officials, as well as resident permit and health checks. These measures are similar to those imposed on Wuhan's residents at the height of the outbreak in China.
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