This was reported by TASS with reference to the regional operating center.

"The high-alert mode to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the Tyumen region has been extended until August 16," the agency said.

The staff added that people over 65 years old, as well as those suffering from chronic diseases, still need to observe a regime of self-isolation.

Earlier, the head of the Sverdlovsk region, Yevgeny Kuyvashev, said that the restrictive measures introduced in the region in connection with the situation with the coronavirus infection COVID-19 were extended until July 27.