Fighting infection with rest // The authorities proposed to introduce emergency measures against the spread of coronavirus

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin introduced a number of new coronavirus restrictions in the city: he ordered Muscovites over 60 and citizens suffering from chronic diseases to observe a home regime, and employers to send at least 30% of workers to remote work. Thus, Mr. Sobyanin promptly responded to the call to take more active measures against infection, which sounded at a meeting of the Presidium of the Coordination Council under the government to combat COVID-19. Due to the tense epidemiological situation, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova proposed declaring the period from October 30 to November 7 as non-working days. In some regions, the weekend, according to her, should start from October 23rd. Already on Wednesday, Vladimir Putin at a meeting with the government will consider a proposal to “extend the sanitary rules.” …