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Russia Is Testing Air Passengers in Coronavirus Scare

Moscow airport officials are testing incoming passengers with thermal cameras for the coronavirus amid fears that the deadly disease could spread to Russia.

There are no reported cases yet of the coronavirus in Russia, but the number of cases worldwide has already exceeded 7,000 as of Jan. 30.

Russia is negotiating for the evacuation of its 140 citizens who are trapped in a quarantine in China’s Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak.

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