"Russia Allows Deportation of Foreigners Confirmed with Novel Coronavirus... Measures to Prevent Spread"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Hyunjin] On the 3rd (local time), Russia announced that it will introduce measures allowing the expulsion of foreigners confirmed to be infected with the novel coronavirus (Wuhan pneumonia) in order to prevent the spread of the virus within its borders.

According to TASS and other sources, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin chaired a meeting on novel coronavirus countermeasures with government ministers on the same day and made this announcement. Earlier, he signed a national plan to prevent the inflow and spread of the novel coronavirus.

Prime Minister Mishustin stated, "All necessary measures have been taken to prevent the spread of domestic infections, a task force is operating, and the situation is under control." He added, "A national plan to prevent the inflow and spread of the novel coronavirus has been adopted, and this virus has been included in the list of specially dangerous diseases designated by the government."

Mishustin further explained, "With the adoption of the national plan and the designation as a dangerous disease, special restrictive measures such as expelling foreigners diagnosed with the novel coronavirus infection or placing them in quarantine can now be taken." He also noted that the movement of Chinese nationals across the Russian border is currently restricted, and confirmed infected individuals are quarantined and receiving necessary support.

So far, there have been two confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection in Russia, both of whom are Chinese nationals. On January 31, Russia announced that "two infected individuals were found in Zabaykalsky Krai (Eastern Siberia) and Tyumen Oblast (near the Ural Mountains), both Chinese nationals," and that they are receiving treatment while in isolation.

Meanwhile, the Russian government has decided to send humanitarian aid supplies, including medicines, to China to support the 'war' against the novel coronavirus. Additionally, it announced plans to dispatch a military aircraft from the Russian Air Force to Wuhan to repatriate about 130 Russian nationals.

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