Russian regions are now following Moscow`s strict policy of segregation
As a response to the spread of the new crown virus, Russia has parliament approved a series of "anti-virus" bills, including severe measures such as up to seven years` imprisonment for violations of isolation regulations.
Russia`s regions are now following Moscow`s strict policy of segregation. The British Broadcasting Corporation journalist Sarah Linsford (Sarah Rainsford) reported in Moscow that the short voting process on these strict bills and amendments was "record ". Russia has just recorded a new high in confirmed cases before and after the bill passed. Official figures for cases in Russia are still relatively small compared to other regions with severe outbreaks. The country circulate a notice 2337 confirmed cases and death 17 cases as at 31 March.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says they still have some valuable time to deal with the epidemic. But there are signs that the situation could be even worse. A week ago, proctenko (Denis Protsenko), the head of a key hospital in moscow that mr putin`s new crown patient, was confirmed on march 31. speaker Putin says he is regularly tested and there is no need to worry. According to reuters, on march 24th moscow`s mayor, sobianning (Sergei Sobyanin), told putin that the actual number of patients in the city far exceeded official statistics.
City news didn`t stop the Moscow crowd from celebrating wedding.
Unprecedented penalties
Lindsford reports that one of the harshest provisions in a series of bills is a seven-year prison sentence if someone with a new crown pneumonia violates isolation and causes others death,. In addition, patients who are ill may be subject to a substantial fine in violation of a home order, and may be sentenced to up to five years` imprisonment in the future if the danger of spreading false news about the epidemic is spread. parliament also agreed to grant government the authority, to declare a state of emergency, allowing government to impose new provisions and restrictions at such times as deemed appropriate. These new measures did not give rise to a clear debate in the parliament, and the President of the State Duma of the lower house, Vyacheslav Volokin (Vyacheslav Volodin), declared that they had received support from all sides and that their goal was to "help and protect" Russia citizen ." and that these amendments were preventive steps and warning measures ," Volokin said. "The health and life of the people closest to us depends on how responsible everyone is for action. "
More and more Russians are wearing masks
Self-imposed blockade by "de facto zero" countries
Since february, russia has taken several steps to deal with the new crown virus, including closing its border with china and isolating early suspected cases. But all along, Russian officials have focused on the new crown virus as a "foreign" issue, claiming that Russia is under strict control. Last Friday, the Kremlin speaker in the presidential palace, while comparing Russia`s situation with the crisis facing Europe, stressed that there was "virtually no outbreak "(de facto no epidemic). So when mr putin declared this week a "no-work week ", his words didn`t allow people to isolate themselves from home, but instead sent crowds to the southern seaside for a holiday.
When Putin declared this week & quot; not working week & quot;, some Moscowites chose to go out for the sun or go to the southern seaside for a holiday
Crasnodar has the black sea resort of sochi, where hotel orders soared last week, forcing local government officials to order the closure of all shopping centres, parks and restaurants and to limit flights. "This is not an extra week`s holiday ," the regional governor, Viñamin Condradyev (Veniamin Kondratiev), said in his Instagram explanation of Putin`s speech. The streets of moscow have become quieter over the past weekend, but coffee shops and restaurants near the river have even begun installing summer balconies, which say life will return to normal after a week of non-working throughout the country. On Sunday night, the mayor of Moscow announced closure measures that would take effect immediately. Local residents are then allowed to go outside for critical work, either to the nearest drugstore, grocery store or to take a pet walk within 100 metres. Russia`s authorities plans to use mobile phones and smart surveillance networks across the region to track them to ensure that the quarantine measures are implemented and to hold violators accountable.
