TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) – Spokesperson for the Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) of Iran Reza Jafarzadeh confirmed the transfer of Iranian students from Moscow to Tehran amid the outbreak of coronavirus global pandemic.

Many flights of foreign airlines have been halted after the spread of coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19, he added.

As the novel coronavirus COVID-19 spreads globally, airlines are canceling routes both as a precaution and to stop the spread of the virus. 

Up to now almost 28,000 people have confirmed being infected by the COVID-19 in Russia while the death toll stands at 232.

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