“As long as the threat of the spread of the virus and the threat of an epidemic, a strong excess of the epidemiological threshold will remain relevant, the regime that the president spoke about yesterday will continue,” TASS quoted him as saying.

According to him, when the threat of the spread of coronavirus infection disappears or is minimized, then the need to continue the non-working day regime will disappear

He also called important the fact that the heads of the regions received additional powers in the situation with the coronavirus. Peskov noted that heads of entities will be able to regulate restrictions in their own regions depending on the situation.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the extension of the non-working day to April 30 inclusive.