Amid coronavirus outbreak, Russia's Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin ordered to close its border with China to prevent the spread of the virus. “We have to do everything to protect our people,” he said. The Russian foreign ministry said that as of Thursday it would stop issuing Chinese citizens with electronic visas, which can be used to cross into parts of the Far East and western Russia. Russia does not have any confirmed cases of the new virus but the Russian government has set up a task force to prevent its possible spread.

Amid coronavirus outbreak, Russia's Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin ordered to close its border with China to prevent the spread of the virus. “We have to do everything to protect our people,” he said. The Russian foreign ministry said that as of Thursday it would stop issuing Chinese citizens with electronic visas, which can be used to cross into parts of the Far East and western Russia. Russia does not have any confirmed cases of the new virus but the Russian government has set up a task force to prevent its possible spread.