MOSCOW. Feb 4 (Interfax) - The Russian Interior Ministry has drafted a bill in accordance to which migrants with dangerous illnesses would be deported from the country, the press service for the Interior Ministry said.
Russia designated HIV, hepatitis B and C, leprosy, tuberculosis, anthrax, plague, and other diseases as among those constituting a danger to the public. Coronavirus was added to this list on January 31, 2020, the press service said.
"If the Russian Interior Ministry's initiative is endorsed, a relevant interagency order will need to be issued in order to implement the provisions of this federal law," the press service said.