"I decided to extend the system of days off until April 30 inclusive". This announcement, Russian President Vladimir Putin, made it this Thursday during a televised address while asking that wages be maintained.
With 3,548 cases, including 30 officially registered deaths, the country is not one of the most affected, but the coronavirus epidemic is progressing quickly since on March 25, there were only 495 patients and no deaths.
“The threat remains. As virologists estimate, the peak of the epidemic in the world has not yet been crossed, including in our country, "he said, noting that this measure, in force since March 28, had already “saved time” in the face of the epidemic.
Containment, especially in Moscow
Each regional entity will be able to determine the containment measures that are suitable for it, certain parts of Russian territory having not yet registered cases of the new coronavirus. Vladimir Putin again called on the Russians to show "responsibility" and to follow "the directives of the authorities". Moscow, the main focus of the epidemic with 2,475 cases, has confined its population, like other Russian regions.
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