Russia has extended a ban on flights to and from Britain by one month to April 16 due to a new variant of the coronavirus first detected in the UK, Russia's coronavirus task force said on Tuesday.
Russia has reported 28 cases of the more infectious coronavirus variant, consumer health regulator Rospotrebnadzor said on the same day. Russia has had the flight ban – which is renewed monthly – in place since December 22.
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