Russia on Friday said it is temporarily suspending all flights in and out of the country from midnight, including those for repatriating citizens, to limit the possibility of a new wave of coronavirus infections.
The government said it had allocated 500 million roubles to the foreign ministry to pay for the temporary stay of those citizens stranded abroad.suspended all regular international flightsRussia’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said 25 000 Russians abroad had appealed for help getting home, with many still stranded as measures to curb the spread of coronavirus have limited travel options.
Passengers on the Friday night flight to New York were only told after boarding that it had been cancelled, US citizen Elena Salomatina said.
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