“The situation is, of course, tense in a number of regions.
You know that in Moscow, on average, the incidence rate is three times higher than the average in Russia, in St. Petersburg it is also quite sad, the burden on the health care system is heavy, in other regions too, ”he said at a briefing with reporters.
Peskov clarified that the operational headquarters of the government, as well as the heads of the subjects that exercise their special powers, are working intensively in the country.
“We are dealing with a very insidious enemy in the form of the coronavirus and new strains that are emerging in our country,” he added.
Earlier it became known that the Kremlin is not discussing the possibility of introducing a lockdown in Russia in connection with the situation with coronavirus infection.