ANTHOLTS (Italy), January 23, Alexander Govorov. Head coach of the men's national team Russian Biathlon Yuri Kaminsky said that due to the difficult epidemiological situation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he was worried about the team's flight from Italy to Moscow on a regular flight. On January 20-23, the Russian team participated in the World Cup stage in Antholz, Italy. only tests for coronavirus before Beijing. Now we will strain on the plane to Moscow, we need to carry out preventive work for us and the doctors. After all, it will be a regular flight from Venice to Moscow. Then charters will go, it will be easier there. There will be a «bubble» in Novogorsk with us so that we don’t communicate with anyone,” Kaminsky told reporters. Due to the coronavirus, Eduard Latypov has not been able to compete since January 6. In Antholz, he returned to the competition. «The most dangerous thing is the plane. There is a suspicion that Latypov got infected there. The most dangerous thing on the plane itself is the toilet. Many people go there, so we all have to be patient during the flight (laughs). There about three hours to fly. We fly from Venice on January 25 to Moscow, and to Beijing already on the 26th in the evening,» Kaminsky added.
