“The Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service as amended on February 18, 2020 ... reports that it removes the restrictions on the import and transit through the territory of the Russian Federation of all types of exotic and decorative animals, insects and arthropods (amphibians, reptiles and others) , as well as live fish from the PRC, previously introduced due to a new coronavirus infection in the PRC, ”RIA Novosti reports the message of the Rosselkhoznadzor.

On January 30, the Rosselkhoznadzor introduced a ban on the import of live fish, as well as a number of animals and insects, from China to Russia.

In April, the Rosselkhoznadzor lifted a ban on the import of live mollusks from China.