"Undertaking" Alexander Kozin On April 6, the court of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk arrested three local residents accused of organizing a terrorist community and participating in it ( Article 205.4 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ). The company is conducting the FSB, the Sakh.com agency, which was the first to tell about this case.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who was diagnosed with a coronavirus infection COVID-19, was transferred to the intensive care unit. It is reported by BBC News. During Johnson's illness, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will act as head of the British government. Boris Johnson, 55, announced that he was sick with COVID-19 on March 27. Then the prime minister noted that he had mild symptoms.

The head of the Russian Ministry of Communications, Maksut Shadayev, approved an order ( .pdf ) on conducting an experiment in Russia with free access to socially significant sites . The experiment, according to the document, will take place from April 1 to July 1. Rostelecom, MTS, VimpelCom (Beeline brand), Megafon and ER-Telecom will participate in it. During the experiment, telecom operators will have to provide free access to 391 websites.

Because most Muscovites can’t leave their homes to see them, street artist Katrin Nenasheva posted the first few pieces from her latest project on Facebook . “An Artist in the Pandemic: Tactics and Strategies” is a collaboration between Nenasheva and fellow artist Polina Andreyeva. The project is their effort to ask how public art can continue when the public sphere itself is almost empty due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The presidential administration of Russia allows the postponement of the single voting day, scheduled for September, in case the country fails to stabilize the situation with the coronavirus. It is reported by RBC with reference to sources close to the presidential administration. Elections may be postponed to December 2020 or September 2021, the sources said. At the same time, the Kremlin considers holding the vote on time, that is, on September 13, as a baseline scenario.

April 6th. The government has determined who will be given a deferment on loans. Kadyrov argues with Mishustin. Why there is no quarantine in Sweden Good evening, This is Meduza's mailing list about the coronavirus. It comes out on weekdays instead of Evening Medusa. If this letter was sent to you by someone you know and you have not yet subscribed to the mailing list, subscribe here . Pulse In Russia, 53 people have died since the beginning of the epidemic.

Russia has lifted its blanket cancellation of flights bringing Russian nationals back into the country from abroad. According to the country’s task force for the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, the first two flights to take off since that pause will depart on April 6. One of those flights will run from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, to Yekaterinburg, and another will run from Dhaka, Bangladesh, to Nizhny Novgorod.

The German government has approved a fast lending program for small and medium-sized businesses to support companies during a slowdown in demand due to the coronavirus epidemic. Under the program, companies will be able to receive loans 100% secured by the state. The amount of loans will depend on the number of employees in the company. Companies with 11 to 50 employees will be able to get a loan of up to 500 thousand euros, companies with 50 to 250 employees - up to 800 thousand euros.

Russia has resumed flights upon the return of citizens from abroad. This is reported by the headquarters for the fight against the virus. On April 6, the first two flights will be made: Bishkek - Yekaterinburg and Dhaka - Nizhny Novgorod. Further schedule will be published on the website stopcoronavirus.rf . Russia stopped export flights from April 4, while about 30 thousand people did not have time to return to the country.

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The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, refused to fulfill the demand of Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to lift restrictions on movement between regions. Kadyrov posted the corresponding post on Telegram. “Of course, we will not let people without a residence permit into the Chechen Republic. There are already bad experiences. They brought the infection, dozens got sick, one woman died, ”he wrote.

The Presnensky Court of Moscow fined Jesus Vorobyov a thousand rubles, who was detained at the Patriarch's Ponds while walking with a dog. This is reported by "Pravozashchita Postcards", whose lawyer Oleg Eliseev represented the interests of Vorobyov. Vorobyov was fined in an administrative case for disobedience to a lawful order of a police officer. The defense is appealing the court's decision. Jesus Vorobyov was detained on April 4.

The US State Department has included the Russian Imperial Movement (RIM), registered in St. Petersburg, on the list of terrorist organizations. This is reported by Reuters with reference to the coordinator of the State Department for combating terrorism Nathan Sales. The agency noted that this is the first time that the United States has designated “white supremacists” as terrorists.

In 2020, the Russian government will allocate up to one million dollars to the World Health Organization (WHO) to aid in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The one-time contribution will be draw from the Russian government budget, according to an order posted to the executive cabinet’s website. Russia will also provide 61.5 million rubles ($805,650) to a number of countries in Eurasia, Africa, and South America for COVID-19 test development.

The mother of Manchester City head coach Josep Guardiola, Dolors Sala Carrio, has died from the effects of a coronavirus infection. The club announced this on Twitter. Mother Guardiola was 82 years old, she died in the Spanish city of Manresa. Spain, along with Italy and the United States, has been hit the hardest by the coronavirus pandemic. 135 thousand cases of the disease were recorded in the country, more than 13 thousand people died.