Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Tatiana Golikova says Russia will restrict regular and chartered flights to and from Turkey from April 15 until June 1 in order to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, TASS reports.

The air communication between Tanzania and Turkey will be restored only if the coronavirus situation becomes stable in these countries. According to Golikova, each of the 81 provinces of Turkey has recorded cases of the British strain of the coronavirus.