MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia managed to prevent the significant growth in the number of cases of the coronavirus in previous weeks, President Vladimir Putin said on Monday.
The president once again called on the elderly citizens of Russia to stay home amid the outbreak.
The president added that everything possible was being made to prevent the coronavirus from affecting a large number of people in the country, noting that it is important to take into account all the scenarios and use the experience of other countries in the fight against the spread of the infection.
The president added that the measures being implemented in Russia to fight the new coronavirus are very important, even though they might seem excessive to citizens.
Additional Reserve of Medications
President Putin also called for the creation of an additional reserve of medications to treat the coronavirus disease in the country.
He went on to say that he ordered to create additional COVID-19 diagnostics facilities in Russian regions as well as to provide swift registration of new tests for the new coronavirus.
Coronavirus in Russia
Russia has registered 1,836 cases of coronavirus, up 302 for the past 24 hours. Nine people have died while 66 people have recovered from the disease.
Moscow authorities have imposed a self-isolation regime in the capital, urging all people to stay home unless they have to go to work that cannot be done distantly, buy essentials, get urgent medical treatment, walk the dog within 330 feet of their home, and take out the trash.
Last week, the president declared a non-working week between 28 March and 8 April, with people retaining their full wages for this period, as a way to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
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