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MOSCOW, March 19 — Moscow city authorities today reported Russia’s first coronavirus-related death, a 79-year-old woman in Moscow with underlying health issues, as President Vladimir Putin said authorities fighting the virus should be ready for anything. Russia has temporarily barred entry to...

Thursday, 19 Mar 2020 11:46 PM MYT

Russia has temporarily barred entry to foreigners and imposed restrictions on flights and public gatherings. It has reported 199 coronavirus cases so far, a figure that has risen sharply in recent days. The city of Moscow’s coronavirus crisis centre said in a statement today that an elderly woman had died from pneumonia in the capital after being diagnosed with the illness.

Ratcheting up its preventive measures today, authorities said that everyone who arrives in Russia must now self-isolate for two weeks.

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