Imported COVID-19 cases surge in route from Moscow to NE China
Russian freight vehicles containing timber in Suifenhe, a significant Chinese language border metropolis with Russia, on September 26, 2018 Picture: IC
A transport route from Moscow to Northeast China has drawn widespread consideration after the Heilongjiang provincial well being authority stated on Tuesday that one other 22 folks had been discovered contaminated with COVID-19 on Monday.
All the imported circumstances reported have been Chinese language nationals who returned from Russia by means of the direct flight SU1700 run by Aeroflot from Moscow to Vladivostok, then to China’s Suifenhe Port by chartered bus, stated the well being authority, noting that every one the arrivals have been then despatched to designated websites for isolation after they arrived on the Suifenhe Port on Saturday.
A complete of 20 of the Saturday arrivals have been confirmed as COVID-19 circumstances on Monday, and two asymptomatic sufferers have been additionally discovered, stated the well being authority.
To take care of the state of affairs, Suifenhe port might be closed from Tuesday to subsequent Monday.
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In line with the info launched by Heilongjiang well being authority, imported circumstances by means of the Moscow-Vladivostoki-Suifenhe route continued to rise for 3 consecutive days, after 13 have been reported on Saturday and 20 on Sunday.
The Chinese language consulate basic in Vladivostok issued a warning on Monday by means of its web site, strongly advising Chinese language nationals to keep away from making the journey alongside the route, which takes about 11 hours.
“Returnees should crowd into slender and enclosed areas, growing the danger of cross-infection. So please keep away from the lengthy journey,” stated the consulate basic.
A Moscow-based abroad Chinese language from Heilongjiang additionally issued a warning by means of the WeChat public account of the China volunteers’ union in Russia. He urged all Chinese language in Russia to strictly observe residence isolation and never exit or return to China, as “there have been confirmed circumstances on virtually each latest flight from Russia to China.”
The person, who requested anonymity, instructed the World Instances on Saturday that he reminded abroad Chinese language in Russia to return to China as quickly as attainable following an imported case from Italy reported in Moscow on March 2. “When the pandemic acquired worse, I instructed folks to not return to China. I have been calling for this for a month.”
