“The list that the media published today is a list of countries that, according to Rospotrebnadzor, comply with safety requirements. Rospotrebnadzor considers these countries possible to visit, ”Lomidze quoted the Moscow Talking radio station.

According to her, the Ministry of Transport and the Coronavirus Operational Headquarters will decide on the order of the respective countries.

“And these countries can get into the so-called first stage. However, the timing of the first stage is by no means tomorrow, ”she added.

In addition, she noted that another important point is the willingness of these countries to receive Russians.

Earlier, Rospotrebnadzor sent to the Ministry of Transport and the Federal Air Transport Agency a list of 13 countries with which Russia can resume flights in the first stage. TASS wrote about this, referring to the corresponding document.

The list includes the United Kingdom, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Finland, Vietnam, China, Mongolia, Sri Lanka.

The government, commenting on these reports, noted that “nobody is going to risk the health of citizens”.