From January 31, the border of Russia with China in the Far East is closed

On January 30, 2020, the government published an order according to which the border of Russia with China in the Far East will be temporarily closed.

This event is designed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus to the region.

In order to prevent the entry into the territory of the Russian Federation of a new coronavirus infection (2019-nCoV) from the territory of the People's Republic of China, the Ministry of Transport together with the Border Service of the FSB of Russia, the Federal Customs Service of Russia and Rospotrebnadzor from 00 hours 00 minutes local time on January 31, 2020 was instructed to temporarily restrict movement through checkpoints at certain sections of the state border of the Russian Federation with China.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs should notify China, as well as other countries whose interests may be affected by the closure of the border, of the measures envisaged, stressing that they are justified by special circumstances and are temporary.

Checkpoints are closed:

Zabaikalsk (railway) - Manchuria (railway)
Zabaikalsk (automobile) - Manchuria (automobile)
Starotsuruhaitusky - Heishantou
Olochi - Shivei
Blagoveshchensk - Heihe
Poyarkovo - Xunke
Amurzet - Lobey
Nizhneleninskoye - Tongjiang
Khabarovsk - Fuyuan
Cover - Jaoche
Turij Rog - Mishan
Border (railway) - Suifenhe (railway)
Border (road) - Suifenhe (road)
Poltava - Dunnin
Kraskino - Hunchun
Mahalino - Hunchun

Source: atorus