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Russians pick sunny Cyprus over lockdown
October 29, 2021
Cyprus, with typically over 300 sunny days a year, has emerged as a lockdown-breaker for Russians as Moscow embarks on a wide-ranging lockdown.
Lockdown in Moscow? No thanks! I’ll have a week-long, sun-seeking session on the beaches of Cyprus please, is what thousands of Russians are telling tour operators as they seek to dodge a new round of Covid-19 restrictions.
On Thursday, the Russian capital reimposed its strictest lockdown since June 2020 as a record 1,159 Covid-19 deaths were announced.