The behavior of Chinese citizens in Russia who went back to China through illegal ways – causing imported cases of COVID-19 – was immoral, said Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui during an interview on Friday.
He added that allegations claiming it was Russia that required them to go back to China is an act of escaping responsibility, and will harm bilateral relations.
According to virological analysis and tracking, it is true that some people were infected in Moscow, but a considerable number of cases were infected during the return trip, the ambassador noted.
The imported cases have added pressure to prevention and control work in China, he said.
"I want to stress two aspects. First, the passenger inspection of the land port between China and Russia will never be opened again until the final win against the virus, and second, Chinese citizens in Russia should arrange well their quarantine life there," Zhang said.
Talking about situation in Russia, Zhang pointed out that it is getting tense as large numbers of Russian tourists and expatriates visiting Europe where has severe infection have been back to Russia, which greatly increases the risk here.
A team of 10 Chinese medical experts arrives in Moscow to help Russia fight the COVID-19 outbreak, Moscow, Russia, April 11, 2020. /Xinhua
The ambassador predicted that the peak will be in May but it is not clear when the turning point will come. "But Russia will not see a situation as out of control as that of Italy or the United States," he noted.
A team of 10 Chinese medical experts arrived in Moscow last Saturday afternoon to help Russia fight the COVID-19 outbreak.
The team carried with them urgently needed medical supplies donated by China, including surgical masks, medical masks, N95 masks and medical protective clothing.
The experts will hold video conferences with Chinese citizens in Russia, including representatives of Chinese companies and Chinese students, to provide medical supplies and brief them on ways to protect themselves during the outbreak.
Russia registered a daily record of 4,785 COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, with the total number jumping to 36,793 as of Saturday, official data showed.A team of medical experts sent by the Chinese government arrived in Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur on Saturday to help the country fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
The eight-member expert team was received by the Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia Bai Tian and officials from Malaysia's Ministry of Health at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
During an expected two-week stay in Malaysia, the Chinese experts will share experience and expertise on fighting COVID-19 with their Malaysian counterparts, to help Malaysia's effort against the pandemic, said the Chinese ambassador.
"This is the time when governments and the people of China and Malaysia work together and look after each other to overcome the difficulties. It also demonstrates the deep and warm relationship between China and Malaysia," Bai added.
Malaysia recorded 69 new COVID-19 cases, the fewest in more than a month, the Health Ministry said on Friday.
It is also the second double-digit increase in three days. The number of COVID-19 cases in Malaysia totaled at 5,251 after the latest increase.
Speaking during a special summit of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), China, Japan and the South Korea (ASEAN Plus Three) on COVID-19 via video link, Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin called for closer cooperation among the ASEAN countries and its dialogue partners China, Japan, and South Korea against the COVID-19.
Muhyiddin said the ASEAN countries could draw on lessons from the experience of its dialogue partners, including China, in dealing with COVID-19.
(with input from Xinhua)
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