“It is forbidden to hold meetings of labor collectives and other mass events with the number of employees or invited more than 30 people.

The heads of state and municipal authorities should refrain from organizing and holding personal receptions of citizens, ”the statement says.

In addition, mass sports and cultural events have been postponed to a later date and until further notice.

Earlier, the head of the Ministry of Health, Mikhail Murashko, said that Russia is at a "tipping point" in the development of the situation with coronavirus.