The poll in social media was arranged by OneTwoTrip, 1740 persons took part in it and the result was that 17% of travelers did not follow the rules of visa permission for Schengen countries. They do not enter the country which has issued the visa. 54% of respondents request for visa in embassy of the country they are going to visit. 29% request in countries which considered to be “easy” to get visa permission and they start the travelling with this country.

I planned my visit to Russia without expectations, but the vast forest, stretching for miles around the airport still took me by surprise. The ride to Moscow took about an hour and gave me time to observe the transition from forest surroundings, through what Russia deems to be smaller surrounding cities, to the beaming metropolis.

In the past 24 hours Russia has confirmed 223 351 cases of COVID-19 and 482 death, caused by the novel coronavirus, with the total case count going up to 3 260 138 and 58 988 deaths.