Kamchatka customs has strengthened control at the checkpoints due to the spread of the coronavirus

In connection with the spread of the coronavirus in South-East Asia, the staff of the Kamchatka customs together with other regulatory authorities take all measures for the prevention and avoidance of infection. On the border tightened control over passengers arriving from the region.

As noted by the acting first Deputy chief of the Kamchatka customs Paul Mandrikov, the General task of the staff of regulatory authorities – not to allow infection to get into the region and spread. In the winter-spring period from South-East Asia to Kamchatka fly international passenger Charter flights from Thailand. Passengers arriving on these flights, paid attention.

In addition, due to the geographical location of the airport of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is a convenient and cost-effective air Russian port to refuel cargo ships and vessels of business aviation from Asia to the US and back. Almost daily here, making a technical landing with the purpose of refueling aircraft from countries where there were cases of infection – Japan, South Korea, Shanghai, Hong Kong and other countries.

Customs officers are familiar with the methodological recommendations on identification of citizens with signs of SARS arriving from South-East Asia, with the obligatory hospitalization in infectious Department. To protect against disease at the checkpoint complied with sanitary and anti-epidemic and disinfection regimes used personal protective equipment (protective masks, gloves, disinfectant wipes).

Tatiana Lesina, a spokesman of the Kamchatka customs office phone: 8 (4152)218-919.