Russia sees no dangers from Beijing's relaxation of measures to fight COVID-19 and will not impose extra restrictions on people arriving from China, TASS cited a senior official as saying on January 12. China last month abandoned its strict anti-virus regime, prompting a rise in the number of reported infections. More than a dozen countries have since demanded negative test results from travelers arriving from China. But Russia is “not introducing any additional measures against people arriving from China,” said Anna Popova, head of the consumer safety watchdog Rospotrebnadzor. TASS said Popova made the comment on state television. To read the original story from Reuters, click here.
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