“At the same time, we cannot exclude the second wave of the outbreak of the coronavirus epidemic by the end of 2020 with the beginning of a new season of colds and respiratory diseases. Among other things, the “depletion” of the economy by the costs of preventing the spread and elimination of the virus can contribute to this, ”says the Central Bank Department’s Bulletin of What the Trends Talk About.
RISI expert, economist Mikhail Belyaev evaluated measures to support business in Russia. In an interview with FBA “Economics Today”, he recalled that initially it was planned to provide assistance only to tourism and aviation, but support is required for an increasing number of industries.
According to the latest data, the number of cases of infection with COVID-19 infection in Russia reached 8672 - the disease was detected in 81 regions of the country. You can learn more about the spread of the virus using the RT card.