Gavriil Grigorov / TASS / Scanpix / LETA Moscow’s City Hospital No. 40 in the Kommunarka area houses patients who have contracted or been exposed to the new coronavirus. On March 26, a residential care facility in St. Petersburg called “Zarya” (“Dawn”) was reoutfitted to serve as an observation center for city residents returning from abroad.

It is supposed to fine for non-compliance with the self-isolation regime, first of all, people who gather in large groups. This was stated by Deputy Press Secretary of the City Hall Boris Bulai. “At the moment, this will apply to groups of people who do not comply with quarantine measures, gather in large groups and do not heed the warnings of the city authorities, and in general unconsciously approach the issue of health, both of their own and of all those around them,” he explained. official.

The number of reported cases of coronavirus infection COVID-19 has exceeded one million. According to Johns Hopkins University, as of the evening of April 2, 1,002,859 people have been diagnosed with the disease since the beginning of the epidemic. More than 210 thousand patients have already recovered, 51.3 thousand have died. The mark of 100 thousand cases was exceeded on March 6, 200 thousand on March 18, 500 thousand on March 26.

Believers need to be prepared for the fact that Easter services this year will be held without parishioners. This was stated by the head of the Synodal Department for External Church Relations, Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeev), Interfax reports. Hilarion noted that the services themselves would not be canceled, and the patriarchal service in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior would be broadcast on central television channels.

Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation says ‘RT’ has been buying comments and faking view counts. ‘RT’ says it's the most popular news source on YouTube. The Russian state-funded international TV network RT (formerly Russia Today ), led by Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan, has been paying to fake its YouTube view and comment counts, according to a new investigation by the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK). The FBK is led by opposition politician Alexey Navalny.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. The stories of people who were infected with coronavirus. Two with a good end, one with sad The first wave of Russians infected with coronavirus recovered. In the podcast “What happened” about their experience of illness and treatment, Vitaly Mironov and Maria Dololenko tell. Vitaliy was lying in a hospital in Kommunarka, Maria and her children in another Moscow hospital, the second infectious diseases.

All April - weekend, Putin fears for the rating, the United States is not ready for coronavirus Good evening, This is the newsletter of the "Medusa" about the coronavirus. She comes out on weekdays instead of the "evening jellyfish." If one of your friends sent this letter to you and you have not yet been signed for the newsletter, you can do it here . Pulse In Russia, a new case of infection was revealed per day (for the previous ones - 440). Total: 3548 cases.

More than 50,000 people have died from COVID-19 worldwide. This is reported by Johns Hopkins University, which tracks cases in real time. Almost half of the victims are in two countries - Italy (13.9 thousand) and Spain (10.0 thousand). The total number of reported cases of COVID-19 in the world exceeds 980 thousand. More than 200 thousand people have already recovered.

The restrictions imposed by the Moscow authorities as part of the fight against coronavirus have been extended until May 1. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin wrote about this in his blog. The mayor also noted that so far passes for movement around the city will not be introduced. “The experience of the first non-working week showed that so far there is no such need. Most residents of the city faithfully comply with the requirement to stay at home,” the mayor said.

Only memes about the president's new address Vladimir Putin issued a second address on the topic of coronavirus. Let's start with the obvious: the president's social networks are, as always, tired of waiting. Although no one announced the exact time of the broadcast - only an approximate “after 16 Moscow time”. "Live and let die" Why Putin's appeal was "delayed", conspiracy theories. In fact, in social networks, even before the release of the appeal, one could pick up spoilers.

The price of a barrel of Brent crude rose sharply after US President Donald Trump tweeted that the leaders of Russia and Saudi Arabia discussed production cuts and that he expects production to fall by 10 million barrels per day. Just spoke to my friend Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, who was talking to Russian President [Vladimir] Putin. I expect and hope that they will reduce [production] by about 10 million barrels, and maybe more.

On April 2, Russia’s Federal Service for Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor) reported that more than 536,000 tests for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 have been conducted throughout the country since the pandemic began. The day before, Rospotrebnadzor posted the exact same number: the agency’s daily bulletin for April 1 indicated a total test count of 536,669. The day before, on March 31, that number was also 536,669.

The Ministry of Education and Science recommended that universities resume the educational process remotely from April 6. This was stated in a message released by the press service of the department. “I earnestly ask students and teachers to observe the regime of self-isolation and motivate others to minimize social contacts,” the press service quotes the head of the ministry, Valery Falkov.

On April 2, Rospotrebnadzor reported that over 536,000 tests for coronavirus have been conducted in Russia. The day before, the same figure had been released - on April 1, the newsletter stated that 536,669 studies had been conducted in Russia. A day earlier, the same information was published - 536,669 laboratory tests. “I can’t explain [this] yet,” a Rospotrebnadzor spokesman told Meduza.

Moscow’s Transit Department issued a report comparing ridership in the period leading up to April 2 to the equivalent period in 2019. The department added that roads in Russia’s capital were carrying 86 percent less traffic on April 2 than they had been three weeks previously. March 30 marked the beginning of a non-work week throughout Russia. Today’s numbers stand in stark contrast to the department’s statistics from March 20.