MOSCOW: Russian authorities have quarantined a top Chinese diplomat as a safety precaution against coronavirus shortly after he arrived in Russia to take up his new post, the Interfax news agency reported on Monday (Feb 10).
Chinese President Xi Jinping wearing a protective face mask and receiving a temperature check as he inspects the novel coronavirus pneumonia prevention and control work at a neighbourhoods in Beijing on Monday . Xinhua/ANN
Consul General Cui Shaochun arrived in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg on Thursday to start his new job, but instead of having scheduled meetings he was told to stay at home for two weeks, Russian foreign ministry official Alexander Kharlov was quoted as saying.
State television reported Xi as saying that China will strive to meet its economic and social targets for the year and make economic adjustments to minimise the impact of the virus.
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