Russia extends ban on UK flights until 1 February over new coronavirus variant

Russia, which has already reported a case of the more infectious coronavirus variant, has had the flight ban in place since December 22

Maxim Rodionov and Gleb Stolyarov( with inputs from Reuters)
Published12 Jan 2021, 12:49 PM IST
Russia has extended a ban on flights to and from Britain until the end of February 1.
Russia has extended a ban on flights to and from Britain until the end of February 1.(AP)

MOSCOW: Russia has extended a ban on flights to and from Britain until the end of February 1 due to the new coronavirus variant detected in the UK, Russia's coronavirus taskforce said on Tuesday.

Russia, which has already reported a case of the more infectious coronavirus variant, has had the flight ban in place since December 22.


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