“Sanitary-quarantine control is being carried out at checkpoints across the state border of Russia, located on the territory of the Primorsky Territory. With the help of instruments for remote measurement of body temperature, the state of health of people arriving from countries that are disadvantaged for infectious diseases, including China, is monitored, ”the press service of the regional department of Rospotrebnadzor said in a statement.
Respiratory diseases patients are also questioned in hospitals in the region for their stay in China, including in Wuhan.
As the representative of the Vladivostok International Airport RIA Novosti reported, the control was strengthened by specialists from last week.
It is noted that in January 86 931 people were examined, people with signs of acute respiratory viral infections were not detected, cases of community-acquired pneumonia after their stay in Hubei were not recorded.
“Information on the situation of coronavirus infection was sent to the authorities and tour operators. There are no direct flights to Wuhan through checkpoints in Primorye, ”the department said.
Earlier, in the Tomsk region intensified the work of checking passengers on international flights due to the new coronavirus in China.
On January 20, the emergency committee of the World Health Organization announced their intention to hold an emergency meeting on January 22 in connection with the new coronavirus 2019-nCoV.
Deputy Minister of Health Oleg Salagai said that in February the Ministry of Health will create an express test to detect a new coronavirus, which killed four people in the Chinese city of Wuhan.