A billionaire Oleg Deripaska in his telegram channel warned that Russia was not ready for pandemia. What's happened? “If this epidemic is uncontrolled, this will lead to the consequences for the authorities more serious than the collapse of the country in 1991,” Deripaska wrote. The billionaire offers "not yet late to" introduce "full quarantine in Russia -" this is not a panic, not a manifestation of the helplessness of society, but the only right decision.

Will Russia be able to survive two disasters at once - pandemia and oil shock A week after the breakdown of relations between Russia and OPEC, oil prices collapsed by 27%, up to $ 33–34 per barrel. Together with them, one of the worst weeks survived the Russian stock market and a ruble. Oilmen, economists and simply observers argue - why Russia needed another shock at a time when world markets are already collapsing under the onslaught of the pandemic.

US President Donald Trump announced an emergency regime due to coronavirus. By March 13, 1678 people fell ill in the United States. The emergency regime will allow the federal authorities to provide financial assistance to the States. Trump promised to allocate from reserves to $ 50 billion. Within a month, private laboratories will be able to provide 5 million tests for coronavirus for Americans.

JPMorgan predicts that the crisis caused by coronavirus will shake the USA and Europe by July and lead to a global recession. US GDP, according to JPMorgan, may lose 2% in the first quarter, 3% in the second, European GDP will decrease by 1.8% and 3.3%, respectively. “We have already reconciled with the inevitability of large -scale shock and a slowdown in the global growth of the economy. Now the key question is whether we can avoid a long decline, ”the authors of the report write.

Moscow hospitals stopped letting visitors from behind the coronavirus, writes RBC with reference to the decision of the chief sanitary doctor of Moscow Elena Andreeva. The heads of medical organizations are ordered to stop the admission of visitors to hospitals and institutions with round -the -clock stay (children, orphanages, boarding schools), provide a ventilation regime, disinfect and disinfect air, isolation of patients with SARS symptoms, the resolution said.

From March 16, Russia will temporarily limit passenger air transportation with the countries of the European Union, Switzerland and Norway, TASS said with reference to the operational headquarters to combat coronavirus, which is headed by Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova. Only flights from Moscow to the capital and back will be executed. Aeroflot aircraft in Khitrovo How long will the restriction will not be reported.

US President Donald Trump plans to announce a state of emergency in the country in connection with the outbreak of coronavirus, referring to the law of Stafford: it will increase federal assistance to the states and municipalities of the country, writes Bloomberg. Today Trump wrote on Twitter that he will hold a press conference in Washington at 15.00 (22.00 Moscow time).

The US stock indices are restored after the worst trading day since 1987 amid the signs that the authorities of the countries around the world have been taking measures to prevent the economic consequences of coronavirus. By 17:30, the S&P 500 index adds 4.35%, Dow Jones - 4.64%. The day before, the indices lost almost 10%. What's happened At the opening of the auction on March 13, American indices began to recover. European ones are held in the growth zone in the morning.

Germany will direct “any necessary” resources to the fight against the economic consequences of the coronavirus and is ready to resort to external borrowing for this, the country's ministries and finance of the country's joint statement said in today's joint statement. A few days ago, the Chancellor of the country of Angela Merkel said that 70% of the German population could become infected with a new virus.

Rosstat recorded an increase in the incidence of pneumonia in Moscow: in January 2019, pulmonary inflammation was diagnosed in 5058 people, in January 2020-in 6921 people, which corresponds to an increase of 37%. Epidemiologists do not consider such growth to be suspicious. What's happened? RBC asked Rosstat with a summary of the incidence of extra -acquired pneumonia in Moscow in January 2019 and 2020 - it is compiled on the basis of the information of Rospotrebnadzor.

In Russia, coronavirus was found in 11 more people, and one of them was infected with the already sick. Thus, among the sick in the country, the first case of the contact transmission of infection from person to person is registered. In total, 45 cases of disease (including cured) were recorded in Russia. All 11 new infected in the last two weeks visited Italy, France and Austria, the operational headquarters to combat coronavirus reported.

Russian companies began to limit the message with the Czech Republic: today the Lawkoster "Victory" announced that he canceled all flights to the country, and Russian Railways - trains to Prague. Flickr / Dmitry Terekhov Slovakia also fell under the restriction of Victory flights. “Lawkoster“ Victory ”suspenses flights from Moscow to Bratislava and Karlovy Vara in connection with the introduced prohibition of the Governments of Slovakia and the Czech Republic to fulfill flights to these cities.

UEFA canceled the matches of the Champions League and the Europa League in connection with the spread of coronavirus. Matches of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League on March 17 and 18, the reciprocal matches of the 1/8 finals of the Europa League on March 19, as well as the matches of the 1/4 finals of the UEFA Youth League on March 18. Due to the transfer of these matches, UEFA also transfers the quarter -final rally of the Champions League and the Europa League, scheduled for March 20.

Yandex, RT channel and the Citimobil taxi aggregator recommended that employees switch to remote operating mode due to the distribution of coronavirus. These are the first Russian companies to limit the presence of employees in the workplace.

Governments and Central Bank take emergency measures to support companies, citizens, banks to soften the economic consequences of pandemia and the collapse of markets. The total volume of the stated incentives for March 12 amounted to at least about 1% global GDP, or almost $ 1 trillion, calculated the portal Econs.online .