Russia bans Upper House lawmakers from travelling abroad

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Sat, 14 Mar 2020 - 10:07 GMT

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Members of Russia's lower house of parliament are seen shortly after the vote, which gave an approval to constitutional changes in a final reading, in Moscow, Russia March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

Members of Russia's lower house of parliament are seen shortly after the vote, which gave an approval to constitutional changes in a final reading, in Moscow, Russia March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

MOSCOW, March 14 (MENA) - Russia's Upper House senators are prohibited from travelling abroad since the coronavirus outbreak has been declared a pandemic, Speaker of the House Valentina Matvienko said on Saturday.

According to Matvienko, visits by foreign delegations from countries deemed “dangerous” in terms of the coronavirus outbreak have also been suspended, Sputnik news agency reported.

The Speaker went on to say that there is no need for panic over the viral infection as the authorities are not concealing any information about the disease and the government's measures to counter its spread are effective and sufficient. Nevertheless, Matvienko noted that the danger of the new coronavirus should not be underestimated.

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