(Fighting against New Crown Pneumonia) Putin announces paid vacation in Russia until the end of April
China News Agency, Moscow, April 2 (Reporter Wang Xiujun) Russian President Putin issued a televised speech on the 2nd, announcing that in order to combat the new crown pneumonia, paid vacations in Russia will be extended to April 30.
Putin said that at present, the elderly population has been basically protected from the threat of the new crown virus, and the outbreak of the new crown virus in kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, universities and other educational institutions has been curbed. But the peak of the epidemic in the world has not yet passed, as has Russia. Therefore, it is necessary to extend the holiday time to Russia on April 30. During the holiday, government agencies, some enterprises, and food and drug stores, and other institutions necessary for daily life of residents will work as usual.
Putin said that federal entities have been given more power and that by the end of this week a set of best policies will be put in place to fight the epidemic and maintain economic stability. If future circumstances permit, paid vacation time will be shortened.
On March 25, Putin issued a televised speech announcing paid vacations from March 28 to April 5 in Russia to prevent the large-scale spread of the new crown virus in Russia.
According to Russia ’s new crown virus epidemic prevention and control headquarters on the 2nd, in the past day and night, 771 cases of new crown virus infections were added in Russia, and the cumulative number of new crown virus infections reached 3548.
On the same day, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Golikova said that Russia has developed a variety of vaccine prototypes and plans to conduct clinical tests on June 29 with the first batch of 60 volunteers participating in the test.
To prevent food shortages caused by the epidemic, the Russian government decided on the 2nd to implement quota restrictions on the export of some food crops such as wheat, rye, barley and corn from April 1 to June 30. During the period, Russia's food quota for non-Eurasian Economic Union countries was 7 million tons.
On the 2nd, some media said that the Russian Ministry of Defense is considering postponing the parade of the Victory Day of the Patriotic War (WWII) on May 9 to the fall, or holding a "no-spectator" parade. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Konashenkokov said on the same day that the preparations for the parade for Victory Day were proceeding as planned, and no decision was made to change the date and form of the parade.
According to poll data released by the All-Russian Society of Public Opinion Research Center on the 2nd, nearly three-quarters of Russian citizens are disturbed by the current new crown epidemic. The poll released by the New Crown Virus Information Network, run by the Russian government, showed that more than 90% of the population support the Russian government's anti-epidemic measures. (Finish)