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| Paid holidays end May 12, Russia starts gradually easing coronavirus quarantine measures – Putin | Paid holidays end May 12, Russia starts gradually easing coronavirus quarantine measures – Putin |
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| Russia will begin to ease its coronavirus-related restrictions, President Vladimir Putin has said. Exit from the partial lockdown will be gradual and not too fast, he added. | Russia will begin to ease its coronavirus-related restrictions, President Vladimir Putin has said. Exit from the partial lockdown will be gradual and not too fast, he added. |
| “Starting from tomorrow, May 12, the joint non-working period for the whole country and for all the sectors of its economy ends," Putin said during a televised speech on Monday. | “Starting from tomorrow, May 12, the joint non-working period for the whole country and for all the sectors of its economy ends," Putin said during a televised speech on Monday. |
| The end of the unified ‘holidays’ period allows Russia’s regional authorities to begin lifting the coronavirus restrictions. This process will not be fast, Putin said, and all anti-coronavirus precautionary measures will remain in place. Any mass gatherings will remain banned across the country as well. | The end of the unified ‘holidays’ period allows Russia’s regional authorities to begin lifting the coronavirus restrictions. This process will not be fast, Putin said, and all anti-coronavirus precautionary measures will remain in place. Any mass gatherings will remain banned across the country as well. |
| The mandatory self-isolation regime that has been in place for weeks across Russia will be prolonged for the elderly (65 years and older), as well as for individuals suffering from chronic diseases. | The mandatory self-isolation regime that has been in place for weeks across Russia will be prolonged for the elderly (65 years and older), as well as for individuals suffering from chronic diseases. |
| The Russian president warned regional authorities against taking identical steps in lifting the restrictions, stressing that such measures must be undertaken only after careful analysis of the situation on the ground. | |
| Putin also announced additional welfare payments for families with children, as well as new stimulus payments for care workers and medics. | |
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