Muscovites required to obtain QR codes to leave home during quarantine

Starting from April 3, Russian citizens will be informed about quarantine violations through SMS services and the Unified portal of public services. Starting from April 1, the Ministry of Communications will start providing the Social Insurance Fund and the Moscow Government with information about the citizens who should observe self-isolation...

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Doctor, who talked to Putin, diagnosed with coronavirus infection

Denis Protsenko, the chief physician of the hospital in the settlement of Kommunarka near Moscow, was diagnosed with coronavirus. It was said that Mr. Protsenko remains in satisfactory condition. Denis Protsenko wrote on his Facebook page that he "feels quite well." "I have isolated myself in my office, where I have all conditions for working...

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COVID-19: Women front and centre

COVID-19: Women front and centre Statement by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director One thing is clear about the COVID-19 pandemic, as stock markets tumble, schools and universities close, people stockpile supplies and home becomes a different and crowded space: this is not just a health issue....

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Covid-19 in Russia: 500 infections in 24 hours, 2,337 in total

In Russia, 500 people were infected with coronavirus in 24 regions of the country over the last 24 hours. In total, as of March 31, 2,337 cases of coronavirus infection were reported in 73 regions of the country. First incidents were reported in Magadan and Astrakhan regions. Seventeen lethal outcomes were registered, 121 people recovered...

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Oil prices fall to abysmal levels as the world stays home

The cost of Russia's Urals crude has collapsed to $16.2 per barrel, having thus marked an anti-record since 1999. Experts believe that the price of oil may fall even lower and stay on this level for quite a while. Over the past week, Urals crude has fallen in price by 25%. At the same time, the discount of the Russian brand to Brent has...

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Covid-19 coronavirus temperature limits: Climate does not matter

Scientists from the University of Hong Kong have found at which temperatures the novel coronavirus remains most and least active. According to them, the virus remains highly stable for a long time at a temperature of about +4 degrees Celsius. In the absence of disinfection, its activity begins to decline only after 14 days. COVID-19 is very...

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Wealthy Russians escape from the West back home

Maria Zakharova, an official spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, wrote on her Facebook page that the Office of the Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation receives many calls and emails from Russians living in other countries, who ask the department to help them or their relatives return to Russia due to the closure of flights...

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Moscow officially quarantined after weekend BBQ parties

Starting from Monday, March 30, due to the epidemic of the new coronavirus infection, all residents of Moscow, regardless of their age, are prescribed to stick to the "home isolation regime." Moscow also announced restrictions on the movement of people around the city. "Starting tomorrow, the home self-isolation regime shall be introduced...

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The Covid-19 honeymoon, common sense and the post-Covid world

The Covid-19 honeymoon, common sense and the post-Covid world Covid-19 is a leveller which puts us all on the same level, in the same boat, at the same risk and will have the same consequences for all of us. Covid-19 is without any doubt one of the biggest challenges any of us have faced in our lifetimes, if not the very greatest. It is...

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'US Response to Coronavius Has Been Shocking': Chomsky

'US Response to Coronavius Has Been Shocking': Chomsky  Coronavirus is dramatically spreading in the U.S., now the world's epicenter in confirmed cases. Noam Chomsky has spoken exclusively to Edu Montesanti about the tragic Trump regime's response to one of the worst evils in contemporary history.  "Under neoliberal...

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Why so many Covid-19 deaths in Italy?

The Russian government initiated a whole range of measures to combat the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. Starting from March 28, all restaurants, bars, motels, children's camps and ski resorts will be closed across Russia. Regional authorities have been advised to ban all public events and close movie theaters. As of the morning of...

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COVID-19 scam or just simple corruption in Russia?

The Moscow Healthcare Department purchased more than 50 devices and hundred of thousands of test systems for SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus from a company called Medpromresurs. This sounds like good news, if it was not for the dodgy reputation of the company. Thieving businessmen are trying to cash in on the disease...

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Second wave of coronavirus pandemic is coming despite quarantine

Draconian measures of control and "Mao Zedong-style social control." This is how many refer to restrictions that Chinese officials imposed to contain the spread of the novel deadly virus in China. They simply locked the nation down and implemented total quarantine nationwide, when  hundreds of millions of Chinese citizens were isolated...

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Reason behind Italy coronavirus catastrophe: Government wasted time

The Italian Prime Minister under accusation: Covid-19 emergency declaration signed on January 31st but nationally implemented only in March. It seems that the Italian government wasted a whole month before activating all the necessary anti-Covid19 measure on a national level. The issue was raised in the past days by several Italian newspapers...

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Russia grounds all airplanes, Moscow takes unprecedented measures

The Russian government instructed the Federal Air Transport Agency to stop regular and charter flights to and from airports of all foreign countries. The exception was made only for the flights that need to be conducted to return Russian tourists staying in foreign countries back home. The flights required to execute specific decisions made...

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Coronavirus makes Putin address the nation: A lot is going to change

On Wednesday, March 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a televised address to the nation in connection with the situation with the spread of the coronavirus infection in the country. Many in Russia were expecting the president to make such an address assuming that the measures that the Russian authorities currently take are not enough...

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SDI Group owner Ilgar Hajiyev runs away from debts and prison

Ilgar Hajiyev, a developer of Accord Smart residential complex, accused of numerous crimes, including real estate scam, is facing another criminal case in Russia. Defrauded homebuyers are collecting signatures for a petition in their defense. These people, who paid their money for apartments in the Moscow region, Odintsovo сity district,...

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Covid-19 death wave comes to Spain

The COVID-19 epidemic is spreading faster in Spain than it is in Italy. Unlike in Italy, where 80% of infected patients die in the three most epidemiologically problematic regions (Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna and Veneto), the infection is actively spreading to autonomous communities in Spain, where it had not been detected before - in Catalonia,...

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Moscow pensioners older than 65 ordered to stay home

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has tightened requirements to comply with the regime of high alert in connection with the spread of the novel coronavirus. New restrictions were introduced for individuals over 65 of age, as well as for people with chronic diseases, as well as for families with children. "The novel coronavirus primarily poses...

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