FILE PHOTO: A paramedic wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) walks towards an ambulance as she leaves the house of a patient, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the town of Soltsy, Novgorod Region, Russia December 10, 2020. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has detected its first case of the more infectious coronavirus variant found in England, in a Russian who returned from Britain and tested positive late last month, RIA news agency reported on Sunday, citing the consumer health watchdog.
Russia suspended flights to Britain last month until Jan. 13 because of the virus variant detected there. It also introduced a mandatory two-week self-isolation period for people arriving from Britain.
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