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‘You should NOT leave your home’: Moscow mayor issues strict Covid-19 pandemic order, stopping short of complete lockdown

Posted on March 30, 2020March 30, 2020By Editor

Moscow, where the number of coronavirus cases now exceeds 1,000, has introduced a tough self-isolation regime. From Monday, residents of the Russian capital will be only allowed to leave their homes in cases of absolute necessity. … Read More >‘You should NOT leave your home’: Moscow mayor issues strict Covid-19 pandemic order, stopping short of complete lockdown

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Official figures may underestimate scale of Covid-19 spread in Russia – Moscow mayor to Putin

Posted on March 25, 2020March 25, 2020By Editor

There are a number of theories for why Russia appears to have gotten off relatively lightly from the coronavirus pandemic, so far. Some cite early border closures, others pure luck and a small fringe allege there’s a cover-up. … Read More >Official figures may underestimate scale of Covid-19 spread in Russia – Moscow mayor to Putin

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‘We need joint action, not fake news’: Moscow slams HRW chief for touting story on Russia’s rich grabbing life-saving ventilators

Posted on March 24, 2020March 24, 2020By Editor

Russia’s top diplomat in the US has demanded the Human Rights Watch chief stops spreading misinformation about Russia’s readiness to fight Covid-19, after he touted an article claiming it’s letting the wealthy buy up ventilators. … Read More >‘We need joint action, not fake news’: Moscow slams HRW chief for touting story on Russia’s rich grabbing life-saving ventilators

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Moscow metro ‘will operate in ANY scenario, it cannot stop’, mayor says amid coronavirus speculation

Posted on March 23, 2020March 23, 2020By Editor

Despite the Covid-19 outbreak, Moscow authorities will not shut the city’s most used public transit system, the metro. That’s according to the mayor who dismissed rumors to the contrary as “nonsense and stupidity.” … Read More >Moscow metro ‘will operate in ANY scenario, it cannot stop’, mayor says amid coronavirus speculation

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Russian Information Centre Denies Reports on Moscow’s Plan to Tighten Quarantine – Source

Posted on March 22, 2020March 22, 2020By Editor

The Russian Information and Communication Center denies reports that authorities are inclined to introduce measures tightening quarantine in the country, a source told Sputnik on Sunday. … Read More >Russian Information Centre Denies Reports on Moscow’s Plan to Tighten Quarantine – Source

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Coronavirus: few cases in Russia. So why are authorities building a huge hospital?

Posted on March 22, 2020March 22, 2020By Editor

On March 10, Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced that Moscow was urgently building an infectious diseases center for coronavirus patients. We have tried to find out why a new hospital is needed and what it will be like. … Read More >Coronavirus: few cases in Russia. So why are authorities building a huge hospital?

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Moscow closes gyms, swimming pools & water parks to stop coronavirus from spreading

Posted on March 22, 2020March 22, 2020By Editor

Russia’s consumer watchdog has expanded the restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus in Moscow, with gyms, swimming pools and water parks now also being shut down. … Read More >Moscow closes gyms, swimming pools & water parks to stop coronavirus from spreading

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How has life in Moscow changed due to coronavirus?

Posted on March 18, 2020March 18, 2020By Editor

Some companies have ordered part of their employees to work from home. In the meantime, Muscovites are stockpiling essential foods and trying not to leave home unless they have to. And this is far from everything that is happening in Moscow because of the coronavirus outbreak. … Read More >How has life in Moscow changed due to coronavirus?

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Coronavirus just got real in Moscow: outdoor events banned, schools closed, indoor crowds restricted

Posted on March 16, 2020March 16, 2020By Editor

After videos went viral at the weekend showing Russian soccer fans chanting about the coronavirus in packed stadiums, some expressed concern that the country was in denial over Covid-19. If so, that ended on Monday. … Read More >Coronavirus just got real in Moscow: outdoor events banned, schools closed, indoor crowds restricted

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Patient ESCAPES from Moscow coronavirus hospital, chief doctor slams ‘ignorant behavior’

Posted on March 16, 2020March 16, 2020By Editor

It appears some Russians really don’t like the idea of being quarantined over Covid-19. After a well-publicized hospital breakout in Saint Petersburg last month, a Moscow patient decided to play copycat. … Read More >Patient ESCAPES from Moscow coronavirus hospital, chief doctor slams ‘ignorant behavior’