"The Government of the Russian Federation, together with the executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, taking into account the instructions given earlier, to increase the rate of vaccination of the population against coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, including those previously vaccinated," says the list of instructions published on site of the Kremlin.

Putin also ordered to increase the volume of testing Russians for coronavirus.

Earlier, the Russian leader instructed the government to provide paid days off for working citizens to get vaccinated against coronavirus infection.