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260 Sri Lankan expats return from Russia

May 23, 2020

A group of Sri Lankans, who were stranded in Moscow, Russia due to the Coronavirus pandemic returned at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), yesterday (May 22).

The expatriates arrived in a special flight chartered by the Sri Lankan Airlines.

Upon arrivals the expatriates were subjected to a decontamination and medical screening process and subsequently directed to quarantine facilities.