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A woman wearing a protective mask walks at the departure zone of Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia December 30, 2020. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
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Russia to lift Covid-19 ban on flights to Bangladesh, other countries from 1 Dec

The Russian government stopped normal commercial flights abroad when the pandemic struck last year, but it has since been gradually relaxing the restrictions

A social distancing sign is seen before the Turkish Airlines check-in counters at the international departure terminal of the Istanbul Airport amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Istanbul, Turkey June 19, 2020 Reuters
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Turkey halts flights from Bangladesh, five other countries due to coronavirus variants

FILE PHOTO: A person wearing a face mask walks through a mostly empty domestic terminal at Sydney Airport after surrounding states shut their borders to New South Wales in response to an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sydney, Australia, December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
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Australia to halt direct passenger flights from India

A woman, wearing a face mask following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, sorts luggage at Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong, China October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Lam Yik/File Photo
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Hong Kong bans flights from India, Pakistan and the Philippines for 2 weeks

FILE PHOTO: Grounded Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are seen parked in an aerial photo at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, U.S. July 1, 2019.REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson
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Canada to lift Boeing 737 MAX flight ban on Jan 20