This was stated by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova.
“From 00:00 on February 28, we introduce a ban on issuing transit visas from Iran, as well as a ban on issuing visas, except for business and humanitarian,” TASS quoted Golikova as saying.
The Iranian Ministry of Health on February 19 reported the first cases of infection with a new coronavirus. Infected were detected in Qom. According to official information, the number of cases of infection in Iran is about 140, with 19 deaths recorded.
Earlier, Rostourism called for abandoning trips to Italy, South Korea and Iran.