Amid fears that returnees may be responsible for spreading Covid-19 more widely, Russia has decided to halt repatriation airlifts for the time being, the government’s task force to fight the virus has confirmed.
The suspension comes after regular and charter flights were halted last month and goes into effect at midnight on Saturday. The task force said the move is needed “in order to maximize the protection of the health of our citizens and to limit the new wave of imported cases of coronavirus infection.”
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