From March 27, Russia ceases air traffic with other countries

The Cabinet of Ministers instructed Rosaviatsia from March 27 to completely stop regular and charter flights abroad.

An exception will be made for flights that take Russians home.

On March 11, the World Health Organization declared an outbreak of a new coronavirus that causes COVID-19 a pandemic. According to the latest WHO data, more than 414 thousand people have been infected in the world, more than 18 thousand have died.

States are taking urgent measures to curb the spread of the virus: close borders, stop rail and air traffic, impose quarantine in cities.

Source: ria