“Many of you ask if restrictions on entry from a country are being considered. The answer is yes. And it’s not even necessary to name a specific country, ”he told reporters, TASS quoted him as saying.
As noted in the department, a group of specialists led by Vice President Mike Pence daily studies the data on cases of the sick throughout the world. Based on this, decisions are made to change the restrictions.
The representative of the ministry added that it cannot be said yet when the restrictions that have already been introduced will be lifted.
On March 12, US President Donald Trump announced that the United States would ban entry from Europe for 30 days.
Restrictive measures will not affect trucking. Also, the decision does not apply to the UK.
In Washington, it was clarified that the ban is imposed on entry for people who in the last 14 days before arriving in the United States visited the Schengen area.
On March 18, the United States Department of State announced that the United States will suspend the issuance of visas in most countries around the world in connection with the coronavirus pandemic.