Foreigners Arriving in Russia Should Present COVID-19 Absence Certificate - Golikova
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova announced on Friday that foreign citizens arriving in Russia would have to present a medical certificate proving they are not infected with the coronavirus, which should be issued no earlier than three days prior to the arrival
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 10th July, 2020) Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova announced on Friday that foreign citizens arriving in Russia would have to present a medical certificate proving they are not infected with the coronavirus, which should be issued no earlier than three days prior to the arrival.
"[Russian public health watchdog] Rospotrebnadzor has proposed introducing a COVID-19 examination for those arriving in the Russian Federation from abroad, instead of the 14-day quarantine. Foreign citizens should provide medical documents confirming negative results of a laboratory PCR test, issued no earlier than three days prior to the arrival to the Russian Federation, or medical documents confirming IgG antibodies," Golikova said at a briefing.
Russians returning to the country from abroad should provide information on their COVID-19 status or be tested already in Russia, the deputy prime minister added.
"As for the Russian citizens returning to the Russian Federation, they can take a PCR test in the country where they stayed 72 hours ahead of their arrival to the Russian Federation. And they can also take a PCR test within three days after their arrival," Golikova explained.