Closure of border with China unrelated to coronavirus – Health Ministry

AKIPRESS.COM - The closing of the border with China is not related to coronavirus, said the head of the public health department of the Health Ministry Ainura Akmatova at the press conference in Bishkek on Jan 24. According to her, the closure of border is connected to the Chinese New Year, which annually marked at the end of January in China. "Do not need to panic over the coronavirus. Thermal cameras are installed in all checkpoints of Kyrgyzstan bordering China," she said.
Akmatova recommended not to travel to China for safety reasons.