Boeing 777-300ER aircraft landing at the Sheremetyevo International Airport on the outskirts of Moscow (Photo: Reuters/ VNA)

The Russian anti-coronavirus crisis center informed reporters on Saturday that after discussing and taking into consideration the epidemiological situation in certain countries, the crisis center took a decision to resume reciprocal international air communication starting on January 27 with the following states, namely India (Moscow-New Delhi, twice a week), Vietnam (Moscow-Hanoi, twice a week), Qatar (Moscow-Doha, twice a week), and Finland (Moscow-Helsinki, twice a week, as well as St. Petersburg-Helsinki, twice a week).

Russia had suspended international flights due to the impacts of COVID-19 epidemic. The center said India, Vietnam, Qatar and Finland meet epidemiological requirements for Russia to resume flights to.