Moscow Imposes Quarantine in Multiple Districts Over Bird Flu Outbreak

The Moscow Times
May 18, 2023

Moscow Imposes Quarantine in Multiple Districts Over Bird Flu Outbreak


Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin on Thursday ordered a quarantine for multiple districts in Russia’s capital due to an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu. The order introduces a quarantine for 11 of Moscow's 125 districts that have been assessed to be most at risk for spreading influenza.