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Russia to suspend UK flights for one week due to new virus strain

Published: 21 Dec 2020 - 02:46 pm | Last Updated: 05 Nov 2021 - 07:13 pm
A woman wearing a face mask to protect against the coronavirus disease walks along a street in the town of Chekhov, some 70 km outside Moscow, on December 21, 2020. / AFP / Yuri KADOBNOV

A woman wearing a face mask to protect against the coronavirus disease walks along a street in the town of Chekhov, some 70 km outside Moscow, on December 21, 2020. / AFP / Yuri KADOBNOV

Reuters

MOSCOW: Russia will suspend flights to and from Britain for one week starting from Tuesday due to a new strain of the coronavirus detected in Britain, Russia's coronavirus taskforce said on Monday.