Moscow to Beijing flight passengers must receive nucleic acid test before boarding

All passengers planning to take Air China's Moscow-Beijing flights are required to receive nucleic acid testing from one of 24 designated institutions, according to the Chinese embassy in Russia. 

The embassy reminded passengers that they should present written test results when boarding planes. 

So far, more than 221,000 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Russia, with a total of 2,900 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University.