(Fighting new crown pneumonia) More than 16,000 people infected with Russian crown virus have been under medical observation
China News Agency, Moscow, March 17 (Reporter Wang Xiujun) Russian Deputy Prime Minister Golikova said at a government meeting on the 17th that in the past day and night, 21 new cases of New Coronavirus infection have been added in Russia, and the cumulative number of infections reached 114.
Golikova said 104 of them were imported cases and 10 were contact infections. Five of the 114 people have recovered and been discharged, and 106 have no symptoms.
On March 2, the number of new crown virus infections in Russia was in the single digits. However, the number of infected people has increased rapidly since then and it broke 100 for the first time on the 17th.
According to the news of Russia ’s New Crown virus epidemic prevention and control headquarters on the 17th, as of the 16th, more than 16,000 people in Russia were under medical observation.
Russian President Putin inspected the new crown virus epidemic surveillance information center that day. Since then, Putin emphasized in a government meeting that the virus has no borders. However, Russia took relevant measures in a timely manner to prevent the large-scale spread of the new crown virus in Russia.
Putin urged the public to understand the government's preventive measures and hoped that the public would have reliable information about the epidemic and not trust rumors.
In response to the recent hoarding of shopping supplies, Putin said on the same day that he should not snap up hoarding supplies because the store's supply situation is reliable. Russian Minister of Agriculture Patrushev said that Russia has sufficient reserves of agricultural raw materials and there will be no shortage.
In addition, in response to media reports that "Moscow is about to close the city," the deputy mayor of Moscow Lakova said that the relevant information was not true.
According to the news of the Tass News Agency on the 17th, in order to prevent the spread of the epidemic, Russia, Kaliningrad, Altai, Novgorod and other regions recently canceled multiple cultural festivals, youth festivals, circuses and other large-scale events. The Moscow Kremlin Museum has been closed since March 18, and the Bolshoi Theatre has also adjusted several performances. (Finish)