China Steps Up Border Controls to Stem Virus Cases From Russia
- China to increase patrols of northeastern border with Russia
- Chinese returning from Russia threaten to trigger new hotspot
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China’s northernmost province is stepping up border controls to stave off infections from neighboring Russia, as a growing number of Chinese returning from there with the novel coronavirus threaten to trigger a new hotspot at home.
Heilongjiang province said it has begun around-the-clock patrols of its border with Russia, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported on Sunday. China and Russia already agreed last week to close the Suifen River port on the border, the main checkpoint for land transit.
China Faces Fresh Virus Threat From Its Border With Russia