MOSCOW, March 25 (RAPSI) – Russia’s Cabinet of Ministers has ordered executive authorities to suspend the operation of night clubs and other similar objects, cinemas and entertainment centres, according to the government’s statement.

Moreover, a temporary ban is to be imposed on hookah lounges in bars, cafes, restaurants.

Earlier, Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has ordered the Cabinet to draft legislative proposals aime to toughen liability of individuals and companies for violating the quarantine measures. Moreover, Russia’s consumer rights watchdog Rospotrebnadzor was ordered along with regional executive bodies to prepare a scheme of hasty deployment of additional laboratory powers to test people for coronavirus.