(Fighting against new crown pneumonia) Russia's epidemic situation is severe, Putin refers to "unprecedented"
China News Agency, Moscow, November 1 (Reporter Tian Bing) Russian President Vladimir Putin pointed out when meeting with the heads of the Russian Ministry of Defense and military industrial enterprises in Sochi on November 1 that the current Russian new crown epidemic is facing a very complicated situation, with more than the number of infections every day. 40,000 cases, "there have never been so many cases."
According to news from the Russian Epidemic Prevention Command on November 1, in the past 24 hours, Russia has newly confirmed 40,402 new cases of new crown (including 3,619 cases of asymptomatic infection), which has exceeded 40,000 for several consecutive days, with a total of 8,554,192 confirmed cases; There were 1155 deaths and a total of 239,693 deaths; 23,187 new cases were cured, and a total of 7,381,726 were cured.
Putin said that in the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic, it is necessary for Russia to continue to build rapid response hospitals. In this regard, he has discussed with Prime Minister Mishustin, Deputy Prime Minister Golikova, Minister of Health Murashko and others.
He pointed out that it is extremely important for all citizens to continue to work hard to fight the new crown virus, but even more important for the military, "because the health of the military must be ensured, and the combat readiness of the armed forces depends on this."
He also asked the defense department to continue to provide support for civilian medical service organizations in the fight against the new crown epidemic.
Putin announced on October 20 that in order to prevent the further spread of the new crown epidemic, Russia will have paid holidays (non-working days) from October 30 to November 7. In some severely affected areas, paid holidays can be started or extended in advance. model.
He also instructed the Minister of Health and others to go to the most severely affected areas to provide as much support as possible to local medical institutions.
On November 1, at the video conference of the Russian Government's Coordination Committee for Fighting the New Coronavirus, Prime Minister Mishustin called on the public to understand the paid leave system and minimize social contact as the epidemic intensified.
"I once again ask all citizens to treat non-working days with understanding. We need to minimize social contact and take care of our health." He also said, "If we follow epidemic prevention measures and get vaccinated together, we will be able to prevent infection. The number of cases is growing."
In Moscow, the capital of the worst epidemic situation, paid leave has been entered since October 28.
According to the requirements, in addition to pharmacies, food stores and other necessary places, other public places including schools, entertainment venues, etc. are closed; theaters and museums are subject to current restrictions, and the number of admissions must not exceed 50% of the approved number and must hold QR Parks and zoos are only allowed to open open-air parts, cafes and restaurants are only allowed to provide takeaway services.
In the hotel where the reporter lived temporarily, masks and other items were placed at the entrance for visitors to pick up.
The security personnel measure the body temperature of each entrant with a hand-held thermometer.
On the 1st, the reporter saw when going out to do errands that law enforcement officers of relevant Moscow departments had increased inspections at subway stations and bus stations, and those who did not wear masks would be fined.
When taking a taxi, the reporter noticed that the driver was also wearing a mask according to regulations.
In a bank, a small piece of paper with the queuing number in the reporter's hand was also printed with words such as "please wear a mask and obey the epidemic prevention regulations."
Bank staff wore masks throughout the process, and disinfectant and other items were placed on the workbench.
The Russian government agency "Russia" published an article written by Vice Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Medvedev on the same day, saying that since this spring, Russia is in the fifth stage of the new crown epidemic.
In view of the fact that Russia has implemented the highest level of large-scale virus testing in history, it is currently seeing an increase in the incidence of the population, and it is currently almost reaching a critical level.
Russia is undergoing mass vaccination.
He emphasized that Russia should be prepared for a long-term "war of position" to fight the epidemic.
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