Voting on amendments to the Constitution will take place against the backdrop of the growth of protest moods. But the epidemic can help get the desired result and do without mass shares The countdown went: voting on amendments to the Constitution, which will allow Vladimir Putin to remain at the head of the country until 2036, scheduled for July 1.

The main news about the spread of coronavirus in Russia and in the world is June 5. We made the main business media in the country, now we are doing better-subscribe to the email newsletter of The Bell! In the world We give data from Jones Hopkins, which tracks the situation around the world in real time: Infected: almost 6.7 million people (June 4 - 6.55 million, June 3 - 6.42 million people). Died: 393 thousand (June 4 - 387 thousand, June 3 - 381 thousand).

The authorities of Chinese cities have begun the practice of distributing vouchers to citizens, which they can exchange for purchases in stores, writes Bloomberg. According to the government, this should stimulate consumer spending after the collapse due to the coronavirus pandemic. Beijing will allocate about 12.2 billion yuan (or $1.7 billion) to issue vouchers that can be used for online and offline purchases in sectors such as catering, tourism, education and sports.

Most EU states have decided to extend the ban on entry into the EU from third countries until July 1, reports Bloomberg. External borders will be abolished only after all restrictions on internal borders are lifted, said Ylva Johansson, European Commissioner for Home Affairs, during a video conference of EU Interior Ministers. So far, due to the pandemic, the internal borders of the EU are closed until at least June 15.

The Gagarinsky District Court of Moscow placed Alexander Povalko, head of the Russian Venture Company (RVC), under house arrest until July 21. Earlier, the defense reported that the investigation was going to ask for Povalko's detention, but then sent another petition. Povalko was detained on June 4. The day before, FSB and police officers searched his house. The head of the RVC, Povalko, was charged under part 2 of article 201 of the Criminal Code: abuse of power with grave consequences.

UK-registered pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has begun production of a COVID-19 vaccine without waiting for final test results. Company chief Pascal Soriot told the BBC that the firm should start making doses now to meet demand if the vaccine is effective. “We need to have drugs ready to use when we get the results,” he explained. According to him, AstraZeneca will be able to produce up to two billion doses of the vaccine.

The Russian authorities replaced coronavirus rhetoric that "the peak has not yet been passed" to the "situation stabilized." But the business began to crawl out of quarantine long before. The Bell found out when the bottom was passed, which industries suffered the most during the quarantine and which, on the contrary, won. We made the main business media in the country, now we are doing better-subscribe to the email newsletter of The Bell!

The Norilsk Nickel will spend on the elimination of a giant diesel fuel to the TPP-3 and the restoration of nature “how much”, and will not look for the cheapest decisions, today the general director of the company, billionaire Vladimir Potanin reported to President Vladimir Putin. He estimated the cost of work at least 10 billion rubles. We made the main business media in the country, now we are doing better-subscribe to the email newsletter of The Bell!

OPEC+ countries have decided to hold a meeting on oil production cuts on June 6, reports . Reuters Russia and Saudi Arabia have discussed extending the current level of production cuts until at least the end of July. True, Saudi Arabia insisted on extending them until the end of August, and this option is still not ruled out, sources said. In the original version, production quotas gradually began to decrease from July.

Food delivery service Delivery Club said it has canceled fines for couriers, TJ reports. Last night, the Rastriga telegram channel reported on the impending strike of Delivery Club couriers. They intended to protest against fines and the time counter when assigning orders.

The global quarantine gave an impetus to the development of EdTech: it increased the value of companies that were already on the market before, and opened up new horizons for startups. In the near future, gamification, immersive learning using AR and VR, artificial intelligence instead of real teachers, and other technologies will revolutionize online education and become the impetus for startups.

The world's largest Facebook social network began to mark the media accounts under state control, and “as an additional precaution” will deprive them of advertising in the USA before the 2020 presidential elections. “We provide additional transparency of these resources, since they combine the influence of media organization with strategic support of the state,” Facebook explains. As an example of how it will look, Facebook led to a fictional account “controlled by Russia”.

After isolation, the majority of Russians do not plan to quickly return to the previous level and type of consumption: they are going to spend less, showed a survey by BCG and Romir . Experts believe that consumer demand will decrease by 95% of categories of goods and services. According to the survey, after the pandemic, Russians are going to spend more time with their families (49%), cook at home more often (51%), play sports (37%), and walk in parks and nature (43%).

The Ministry of Finance has published amendments to the Tax Code prohibiting the withdrawal of dividends to offshore companies without taxes, reports Vedomosti . This will help to concentrate financial resources in Russia, the department is sure. As EY partner Marina Belyakova told the publication, the amendments will be able to exclude situations where a Russian company transfers income to foreign companies under the guise of Russian ones, but does not pay tax.

For a day by June 5, 8726 new cases of coronavirus infection were registered in Russia, Moscow’s operastble said. The number of an epidemic infected from the beginning of only 100 with a small less than 450 thousand is 449 834. 144 people died from coronavirus per day (5528 in total), 8057 people recovered (in total 212,680). In Moscow, the third day in a row of less than 2 thousand new cases (1855) and more recovered than sick (2643).