MMK Steel Bans Business Trips to China due to Coronavirus

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TASS reported that Russian steel producer MMK Group has banned business trips of its employees to China until further notice. A company representative told TASS. "Pursuant to the requirements of Decree No 2 by the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Russian Federation dated January 24, 2020, the company issued an order prohibiting, until a special order, business trips of employees of MMK and organizations of the MMK Group to the territory of China. In addition to this, informational materials, special memos on hygiene for influenza, coronavirus infection and acute and respiratory infection were distributed among employees.”

Earlier, Russian Railways, Gazprom, Alrosa, Severstal, Yandex and some other Russian companies restricted foreign business trips of their employees due to the spread of the new coronavirus.

Source : TASS