Russia Reports First Coronavirus Cases, Restricts China Flights
- Two Chinese nationals diagnosed with illness in Siberia
- Russia to fly citizens home from China’s Wuhan, Hubei
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Russia announced the first two cases of the novel coronavirus on its territory and imposed sweeping new measures to prevent the spread of the deadly new strain.
Two Chinese nationals were diagnosed with the virus in the Siberian regions of Tyumen and Zabaikalsky Krai, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova told reporters at a briefing in Moscow Friday. “They are under strict supervision, isolated and are receiving the necessary help,” she said.