“The weekend, which ends, showed that the self-isolation regime has become better, but not good enough to remove the situation from control. The traffic load on the metro decreased three times, on public transport - two times, visits to public places of recreation significantly decreased. But at the same time, there were people who left Moscow for picnics, walked around the city center, ”Ryazansky said.

According to him, the introduction of such a measure will significantly limit the spread of coronavirus infection COVID-19.

“In this situation, we decided to pay attention to tighter control ... Each measure that goes to reduce the amount of communication between people, to increase the distance between them, helps (limit the spread of coronavirus. - RT ). Medicine does the rest, but discipline should help medicine, ”the senator added.

Earlier, the site of Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that on March 30, the home self-isolation regime for all residents of Moscow of any age will enter into force.

It is specified that it will be possible to leave the apartment only in cases of applying for emergency medical care and other threats to life and health, for those who are obliged to go to work to go to work, to make purchases in the nearest store or pharmacy.