China closes Russia land border to stem import of coronavirus

China has temporarily closed all land border crossings with Russia as it confirmed a growing number of coronavirus cases imported by people arriving from its northern neighbor.The closures, aimed at stemming the spread of coronavirus, were announced by the Chinese Embassy in Moscow on Wednesday.According to health authorities in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang, 111 infection cases from Russia were confirmed there on Tuesday, 25 with symptoms and 86 without. Dozens more cases were confirmed the following day in people who had returned from Russia, the authorities said.On Tuesday, S…READ FULL ARTICLE