Moscow hospitals suspend all visitation

Health Department hospitals in Moscow have temporarily closed to all visitors, in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus, members of the capital’s emergency task force told the news agency Interfax.

Visitors will still be able to deliver care packages. Clinics and medical facilities are reportedly designating special areas where people can leave items for loved ones who have been hospitalized.

Municipal clinics have also suspended all routine and preventative medical exams.