The World Health Organization (WHO), collecting all the volume of information about the pandemia of coronavirus in different countries of the world, published recommendations based on the study of experience in combating Covid-19 in more than 150 countries and territories of the world. Scientists and doctors pay special attention to myths and false allegations that mislead citizens and not only interfere with the fight against infection, but also harm, reports Siberia. Reals .

The New Digital Solutions company (a joint venture of MegaFon and Rostelecom) will receive frequencies for testing the 5G communication standard in the so-called millimeter range (from 24 GHz and above). The corresponding decision was made on March 17 by the State Commission on Radio Frequencies (SCRF). The draft of this decision became known in mid-February.

Roskomnadzor warned the media about the most stringent measures up to the recall of the license and immediate blocking for the spread of false information about coronavirus. The warning applies to the media and Internet resources working in Russia or aimed at the Russian audience, it is being said on the website of the department.

The Moscow City Court sentenced the former head of the Main Directorate of the IC of the Russian Federation for Moscow Alexander Drymanov to 12 years in a maximum security colony, finding him guilty of obtaining large bribes, including a thief in the law of Zachariah Kalashov, TASS reports. The verdict was announced by the judge Sergey Gruzdev.

On March 18, Apple introduced new iPad Pro tablets, as well as a new generation of compact MacBook Air laptop. Descriptions of the new products were posted on the Apple website .

A sharp increase in deaths from coronavirus was noted in Italy. There, 475 people died from this disease per day, La Repubblica writes. And the total number of victims was 2978. The number of both recovered and sick, the head of the Italian Civil Defense Service, also increased, also increased. "Today, 1084 people recovered today, their number reached 4025," he said at an evening briefing. The largest increase in deaths was recorded in Lombardy, where 319 out of 475 people died.

The family of the former top manager of Rosneft and Gazprom Eduard Khudainatova leads a luxurious life, but hides it - he received his state of Khudainatov, working for the state. According to the independent Internet portal "Project" , the family belongs to multi-billion dollar assets and several perfume boutiques in different countries of the world. The “successes” of the family are associated with the head of Rosneft Igor Sechin.

The State Commission for Radio Frequencies (GKRC), which is responsible for the distribution of this resource in Russia at a meeting on March 17, contrary to the draft decision , refused to allocate MTS frequency companies in the range of 3.4–3.8 GHz to test the influence of the fifth generation of communication (5G) on the environment.

Ford Sollers Hoding (official representative of Ford in the Russian market) announced the recall of 18,448 Ford Mondeo and Ford Ranger cars. "The Ford Mondeo cars sold from March 2015 to December 2019, as well as 9,130 ​​Ford Ranger cars, implemented from February 2004 to December 2012, with VIN codes according to the application , are subject to recall," the Rosstandart said .

On the evening of March 17, the first two cases of coronavirus infection were recorded in Montenegro. According to the country's prime minister Dushko Markovich, who is quoted by TASS, we are talking about the women who returned from abroad in 1948 and 1973. The condition of the sick is evaluated as normal. In which region, affected by the epidemic, women visited, Markovich did not specify. Thus, coronavirus is detected in all countries of Europe.

The Government of the Russian Federation will present a program providing a number of measures to maintain the pace of construction in connection with the difficult economic situation. This was stated on March 17, Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin following a meeting of President Vladimir Putin with members of the Cabinet of Ministers, Interfax reports. "In connection with the economic situation, the issues of how the National Project" Housing and the Urban Environment "will be implemented.

The Syktyvkar Investigative Department for Transport of the North-Western Investigation Department of Transport of the IC of Russia has opened criminal cases on the grounds of crimes under Part 3 of Art. 30, p. "A", "and" part 2 of article 105 of the Criminal Code (attempted murder from hooligan motives) and Art. 267.1 (actions threatening the safe operation of vehicles) on the fact of shelling of a helicopter in Komi, flying to Shies.

"In Putin’s decision on the appointment of an all -Russian vote under the Constitution on April 22 there is Jesuit logic," a deputy of the Pskov Regional Duma writes on Facebook . “He knows about the risks of mass voting against amendments, because this is a vote against Putin. Obviously, none of the responsible democratic politicians will call people to go to the pounds in the epidemic situation. Putin understands this perfectly, and a cynical calculation is made.

The ban on the entry of foreigners from March 18 to May 1, introduced by the Russian authorities in order to combat the coronavirus epidemic, threatens a labor shortage in the construction industry, where a significant proportion of employees are foreign citizens. RBC writes about this. According to a sample survey of migrant labor conducted by Rosstat in 2019, the majority of construction workers come to Russia from Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Belarus.

The Russian Foreign Ministry created the coordination headquarters to help tourists stuck abroad due to the closure of borders and the abolition of flights in connection with the pandemia of the coronavirus. The headquarters was headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Oleg Syromolotov.