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Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova told reporters on Friday that the country had confirmed its first two cases of the coronavirus.

The two people that contracted the virus were Chinese citizens who had been isolated, Golikova said, before adding all flights to China from Russia would be halted from 5 a.m. Beijing time on Saturday.

However, national airline Aeroflot will continue to operate as normal.

Singapore’s health ministry has banned entry to all Chinese visitors and foreigners with a recent history…