Posted on 12/13/2021 3:22:47 PM PST by dynachrome
A law due to take effect by the end of the year requiring nearly all foreigners in Russia to be regularly screened for a range of diseases with blood tests, as well as X-rays, will make the country less appealing for talent. That’s according to a group of Russian business organizations, which shared an open letter to Bloomberg on Monday about the new directive requiring virtually all overseas workers, as well as family members over the age of seven, to undergo quarterly medical examinations for diseases including leprosy, tuberculosis, syphilis and HIV/AIDS.
Screenings by drug therapists, psychiatrists and infectious-diseases experts will be carried out as well as the new requirements within 30 days of entry to Russia.
“It's been a long time since a single legislative act has caused such a huge wave of misunderstanding, frustration and indignation among thousands of foreign managers,” Matthias Schepp, the chairman of the board of the Russian-German Chamber of Foreign Trade told Moscow business daily RBK.
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This would be a good idea for bloggers.
LOL
That would bar Bill Clinton from ever giving a $multi-million speech there again.
Shouldn’t they all be carrying a card or something?
My wife is a LEGAL immigrant, and she had to be tested for all that stuff, AND she had to pick from a list of U.S. government approved doctors.
I give it two months before Biden tries to require all men to wear condoms in public buildings.
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