Vladimir Dzhabarov, acting deputy chairman of the international affairs committee under the Federation Council, said that Russian borders would be closed until the COVID-19 vaccine appears.
According to the senator, the Russian Federation may not open its state borders until it has at its disposal an effective vaccine against the virus.
In his interview to the radio station "Moscow speaking," Mr. Dzhabarov noted that at present the Russian Federation should not rush to resolve the issue of opening its borders. Since, in the event of their opening, patients and carriers of the virus will rush into the country, at the same time, one should not forget that “the disease spreads instantly”.
In addition, the senator added that there is no one to open air communication with Russia, since the ban on civil aviation flights is in effect in many countries of Europe, America and Asia. Foreign states, as well as the Russian Federation, are in no hurry to resume air traffic, fearing that later, "it will not work out sideways."
Recall that the pandemic of coronavirus infection COVID-19 became the main reason for the closure of state borders after the announcement of emergency situations and quarantine in all foreign countries. Currently, according to official data, the Russian Federation carries out foreign flights with the aim of exporting Russians "stuck" abroad. Citizens of foreign countries, as well as Russians who have one or more citizenships of other countries, can leave Russia.
The COVID-19 coronavirus infection has spread to the whole world, on March 11 the World Health Organization awarded it the status of a pandemic. In total, more than 3 million people have been infected with this virus in the world, about 220 thousand of them doctors could not save.
The largest number of infected people was recorded in the United States, as well as in Spain and Italy.
As of May 1, Russia rose to eighth place in terms of the number of infected, COVID-19 was diagnosed in 106.5 thousand people, more than one thousand of them died. You can clarify the most relevant data on the situation with coronavirus in the Russian Federation on the StopCoronavirus.rf website specially created for this purpose.
