“Due to the aggravation of the epidemiological situation, the Russian Consulate General in New York will be quarantined from December 4 to 14, inclusive,” the text says.

It is clarified that the visitors who previously made an appointment at the specified time will be received on a priority basis after the consulate general resumes its work.

On December 2, in the United States, the number of detected cases of coronavirus infection COVID-19 increased by 180,083 over the past day.