Matvienko said there is no reason for a lockdown in Russia

“So far there are no grounds for introducing a lockdown or more stringent measures.

At the same time, alarming information comes from many countries of the world about the emergence of new strains of the virus, not yet studied, and other factors.

You have to be careful, ”Interfax quotes Valentina Matvienko.

At the same time, masks, gloves and other precautions should be preserved for the time being, said the speaker of the Federation Council.

Earlier, the presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov assessed the possibility of introducing a new lockdown in Russia.