“In accordance with the appeal of the Ministry of Railways of the DPRK dated February 1, 2020 No. F-003/109 on the temporary cessation of railway passenger traffic between Russia and the DPRK from February 3, 2020, passenger trains and direct wagons from the DPRK through the border crossing were suspended Hassan (Russia) - Tumangan (DPRK), ”the report says.
Earlier it became known that the "Russian Railways" since February 3, suspend passenger communication with China in connection with the situation with the spread of coronavirus.
The Russian government has also instructed to restrict movement through 16 checkpoints on the border with China due to the situation with the coronavirus.
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said that he had signed an order to close the border in the Far East.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also said that Moscow has been stopping the issuance of electronic visas to Chinese citizens since January 30.
According to the latest data, the number of people infected with coronavirus in China exceeded 17.2 thousand, 361 people died.