The introduction of a non-working week will strengthen quarantine regime – Sobyanin

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Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin noted that the introduction of non-working weeks will dramatically strengthen measures for the isolation of citizens, reports TASS.

At the meeting of the Presidium of the coordination Council on combating the spread of novel coronavirus infection in the territory of the Russian Federation, he said that the flow of people using public transport is greatly reduced.

“the measures that have been taken at the Federal level, including the week off gave us the opportunity to radically strengthen measures isolation of citizens. We see in the subjects of the Russian Federation and in Moscow a significant reduction in the flow of people in the subway, public transport, suburban trains”, – said Sobyanin.

Earlier, Moscow has introduced additional measures to combat the spread of coronavirus. So, city residents now can’t leave the apartment except for special occasions. In addition, the Muscovites, being in public places must comply with the social distance of at least 1.5 meters. In addition, citizens who have the mild form of the disease due to infection COVID-19, will receive free antiviral drugs.

At the same time, according to Sobyanin, about 20% of Muscovites continue to ignore the calls for a regime of isolation. This led to the need to introduce quarantine for all Muscovites, regardless of age. The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin instructed the governors to consider the possibility of introducing similar measures in their regions.

Only in Russia recorded 1836 cases of infection with coronavirus. In recent days found 302 people suffering from the infection. Of these, 212 were registered in Moscow.

in addition, in Russia, nine people were killed coronavirus. 66 patients were able to recover from COVID-19. Currently, more than 194 thousand people are under medical observation in connection with suspected infection with coronavirus.

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