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I can't find relevant information about what measures the Russians ( and Belarusians ) may have taken to monitor the situation apart from the border closures with China.

Does anyone know ?

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Hi Levelo,


Russians seem quite relaxed after what I´ve read here: https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/int...1580226297.htm


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Thanks Panny !
Until further development...
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Sad to post that our Aussie crew of 7 due to hit Russia in May have just pulled the pin. Still holding out for another way.
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As of March 5th people flying into all Moscow airports from infected areas or whose passports show that they have recently been to those countries ( the USA, Germany, Italy, France, Switzerland, Norway, China, Iran, Spain, S.Korea, Japan, among others ) will be quarantined for 14 days in Moscow.
As of today this measure doesn't extend to the whole Russian Federation, but it might soon be the case. Stay tuned.
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As of March 5th people flying into all Moscow airports from infected areas or whose passports show that they have recently been to those countries ( the USA, Germany, Italy, France, Switzerland, Norway, China, Iran, Spain, S.Korea, Japan, among others ) will be quarantined for 14 days in Moscow.
As of today this measure doesn't extend to the whole Russian Federation, but it might soon be the case. Stay tuned.

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Friends of mine across the border in Belarus ( I'm in Poland ) who've just told me.
Then I doublechecked on the French Embassy's website in Moscow and it just confirmed it.
So far it affects only people flying in, and only in Moscow.
I fear that soon the whole country will implement the same measures. And Belarus will do just the same.
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This thread is ment to exchange information about
- travel restrictions in Central Asia due to the Corona virus/Vivid-19
- any other news about Corona in these countries.


...............
Hi Panny
Many thanks for starting this thread. I've a bike parked in Central Asia that I was intending on riding back to Europe this summer. I'm monitoring the situation closely and will decide last minute if/ if not the trip happens this year.

As per today, the chances are 95% against. I'll have to actually decide in June.

We live in interesting times.
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Yes Chris, interesting times !
But probably not the best year to hit the road :-(.
I somehow managed to dodge the Ebola crisis while crossing Africa some years back but this time around I think I am going to end up stuck somewhere between the Baltic Sea and the Stans.
But I've already left home, so I'll make the best of it.
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For completeness, a relevant post on HU-Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/theh...3589088737677/
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But probably not the best year to hit the road :-(.
No kidding. I just escaped from Italy on Saturday, into Tunisia.

When I go back, I think I will try to take a ferry to France, rather than Italy. But the passenger counts on the ferries are very low (only 60 people on the ferry Saturday from Palermo to Tunis), there is a risk that the ferry operator might just cancel the Marseilles route.

Sure as heck I don't want to go back to Italy.

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Yeah, no s.it !
Israel has just decided to quarantine anyone coming in.
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Another HU FB post with the usual unhelpful and useful comments:

https://m.facebook.com/groups/653585...22113421218577
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Israel has just decided to quarantine anyone coming in.
Yeah, but look at the bright side of things:

At least the Jews can get to their holy sites after a 14 day wait. The Saudi's won't let the Muslims go to Mecca at all - even though the Koran says that Mecca is the safest place on earth.

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As of today, Mongolia will close borders to European travellers ( or maybe complete )

Parlament is deciding just right now.

A French traveller came into Mongolia a few days ago and was tested.
The authorities asked him to stay in Quarantine, but he did not.
Went to a good hotel, met a lot of other people and started working in a gold mining company.

Now it is confirmed that he has Covid19 and did not stay in quarantine....

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In Osh south Kyrgyzstan live is as normal as it gets. KG Gov did a new banning on 12 countries just recently for a period of time but this is more ore less focused on fly in passenger which may come directly from the related countries.
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