According to her, the decision was made due to the workload of Russian medical institutions due to the seasonal flu epidemic, as well as for the safety and health of Russians, TASS reports.
“The fact is that on the territory of the PRC itself, measures in individual settlements are being tightened. The number of citizens who came to us, in view of the regime that was in effect before, began to increase, and providing quarantine conditions and constant monitoring to thousands of citizens coming from China is not very advisable for both the citizens of China and our medical institutions, ” - emphasized Golikova.
The government said earlier that Russia will suspend the entry of Chinese citizens from February 20.
As stated in Beijing, Moscow announced in advance of plans to stop the entry of Chinese citizens.
China also noted that we are talking about temporary measures that will be canceled as the situation improves.
The Kremlin, commenting on the temporary entry ban, said that Russia was taking all measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the country.