Russia has created a headquarters for tracking coronavirus

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that an operational headquarters has been created in Moscow, which is aimed at

coordination of activities of city and federalservices to track the new, rapidly spreading virus. In addition, the activities of the headquarters also provide for immediate response to emergency situations.

“Fortunately, the coronavirus is bypassing Russia so farside. According to Rospotrebnadzor, not a single confirmed case of the disease has been recorded in our country. However, we must be careful. Although Moscow is located 6.5 thousand kilometers from the source of the epidemic – Chinese city of Wuhan, huge flows of people pass through our city: tourists, workers, businessmen, students*”, – shared the mayor of Moscow.

He also noted that despite the restriction by the Chinese authorities on the departure of their citizens from the country, many tourists managed to arrive in Moscow even before the ban was introduced.