This was stated by the vice-governor - chairman of the regional government Alexander Strelyukhin.

“By a government decree ... from May 12, extended readiness and self-isolation regimes are extended until May 31,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

Strelyukhin added that “from May 12, industrial enterprises will be fully operational.”

According to him, regional authorities cannot open additional directions taking into account the current situation.

On May 1, a lawsuit was opened in the Saratov region due to an outbreak of COVID-19 in a boarding school.