30/03/2020 11:13
Russia restricts border entries amid pandemic
Russia is introducing restrictions on crossing the national border on March 30 in accordance with the government’s order. The document shows that these restrictions apply to car, railway, walking, river and mixed border checkpoints on the border. At the same time, truck traffic is unaffected. Moreover, movement across the Russian-Belarusian border will be limited, TASS reports.
"The restrictions are introduced to prevent the coronavirus infection from infiltrating Russian territories," the Russian border facility agency says.
According to the agency, more than 300 checkpoints were operating in Russia is early March.