Suifenhe in China, which lies on the border with Russia, suspended imports of some commodities by rail from to prevent potential transmission of Covid 19 through goods, local media reported.
Imports of non-containerized goods such as coal, fertilizer, non-gold mineral ore and agricultural byproducts will be affected, and also others that require manual loading and unloading.
The action by Suifenhe, which is in northeast China around 160 km (100 miles) from Vladivostok in the Russian Far East, ws described as “temporary control measures”.