Putin extends coronavirus work shutdown as cases spike

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“I’ve taken a decision to extend the period of non-working days until April 30.”

“I’ve taken a decision to extend the period of non-working days until April 30,” Putin said in an address broadcast on state television, saying that Russians will still receive their salaries.

Despite a spate of recent preventative measures, coronavirus cases spiked Thursday with 771 new infections registered bringing the total to 3,548 and 30 deaths, according to official numbers.“The peak of the epidemic in the world has not yet been passed, including in our country.”Muscovites have been under a strict lockdown since Monday, with residents only allowed to leave their homes for essential shopping, medical emergencies, to walk pets or take out the rubbish.

Each region will have to determine preventative measures “in terms of ensuring the health, people’s safety and the sustainability of the economy,” he said. The Russian authorities are rolling out a mobile phone app and scannable QR codes to check whether people are adhering to the isolation rules.

 

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