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Russia allows foreign athletes entry as coronavirus cases pass 280,000

October 13, 2019 Ethiopia's Ababel Yeshaneh in action before finishing second in the women's marathon REUTERS

The Russian government said on Sunday it would allow foreign athletes competing in its domestic sports leagues to enter the country as the number of cases of the novel coronavirus passed 280,000.

Russia closed its borders in March to foreigners and grounded international flights, except those repatriating Russians or returning foreign nationals to their country of origin, in a bid to stem the spread of the virus.

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