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The Ukrainian and foreign citizens, who have been evacuated from China, will be transported to the Novi Sanzhary Medical Center of the National Guard of Ukraine in Poltava region for a two-week quarantine, the media liaison office of the Interior Ministry of Ukraine said on Feb. 20.

“They will be taken to the Novi Sanzhary Medical Center of the National Guard of Ukraine by special vehicles of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine escorted by the police. […] They will spend 14 days under observation with strict sanitary and epidemiologic supervision and safety precautions. Any illegal attempts to hinder the accommodation of the evacuees in the facility or violation of the observation regime will be restricted by the National Police and the National Guard in line with the legislation and the governmental headquarters’ instructions,” reads the statement.