Belarus has temporarily banned all its citizens from traveling outside of the country, attributing the move to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The BBC reports that the travel ban applies to all residents except for Belarusian civil servants on official trips, state transport staff and residents with permanent residence in other countries.
Foreigners may only leave the country after a 10-day period of self-isolation.
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This decision comes shortly after the plane that opposition reporter Rama Pratasevich, 26, and his girlfriend were on was diverted over Belarus and both were detained in Minsk, Belarus’s capital city.
The BBC notes that Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, 66, has come down hard on opposition within Belarus following the disputed August election. His main opponent, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who fled to Lithuania, has claimed victory over Lukashenko.