Russian President fixes penalties for quarantine breachs, epidemic fake newsPresident Vladimir Putin on Wednesday enacted bills toughening punishment for violation of sanitary and epidemiological rules and penalties for distributing fake news about emergencies and epidemics into law.20:35 01.04.2020
Russia’s Human Rights Council urges Government to assist NGOs at time of pandemicRussia’s Presidential Human Rights Council has turned to the Government urging it to adopt a package of measures aimed at protecting NGOs during the coronavirus pandemic in a letter sent by the Council Chair Valery Fadeyev to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.15:14 01.04.2020
Russia's State Duma adopts repayment holiday bill amid coronavirus spreadThe lower house of Russian parliament, the State Duma, adopted in a final third reading on Wednesday a bill on repayment holidays drafted over the coronavirus epidemic.13:25 01.04.2020
Russian citizen fined for fake coronavirus news distributionA court has fined a resident of Magnitogorsk, a city in the Chelyabinsk Region, 30,000 rubles (about $400) for distributing fake information on the coronavirus situation.10:21 01.04.2020
Russian Health Ministry ordered to draft proposals on reprofiling of medical facilitiesChairman of Russia’s Government Mikhail Mishustin has ordered the Health Ministry to take an assessment of medical organization and submit proposals on their conversion for the reception of coronavirus-infected patients.18:01 31.03.2020
Russia’s Penitentiary Authority seals off pretrial detention facilitiesRussia’s Federal Penitentiary Service has closed access to Moscow pretrial detention centers for lawyers and other visitors; it has also suspended delivery of parcels to convicts with the aim to prevent the spreading of the coronavirus disease.17:34 31.03.2020
Russian Justice Ministry seeks to suspend marriage registrations due to COVID-19Russia’s Justice Ministry has proposed to suspend state registration of marriages and divorces across the national territory in order to combat the spread of coronavirus disease.15:54 31.03.2020
Lawmakers agree with broadening Russian Cabinet’s powers at times mass diseases loomThe lower house of Russian parliament on Tuesday finally adopted a a bill to vest the Cabinet of Ministers with new powers to prevent and respond to emergencies, among them threats of mass diseases outbreaks.13:43 31.03.2020
Ombudsman asks Russian authorities to protect employees made to work during quarantineRussia’s Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova has turned to Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov and Government’s Chair Mikhail Mishustin asking them to take measures for protection of employees’ labor rights.13:00 31.03.2020
Investigators conduct check over fake video about coronavirus restrictions in MoscowInvestigators have initiated a check over the online distribution of video containing false information on the restrictive measures against coronavirus in Moscow.15:39 30.03.2020
Constitutional amendments vote date to be set after epidemiological situation normalizingA new date for the All-Russia voting on the amendments to the Constitution will be set after normalization of the epidemiological situation, according to the head of the Central Election Commission Ella Pamfilova.16:28 27.03.2020
St. Petersburg ombudsman helps tourists stranded in Bulgaria return homeSt. Petersburg residents unable to leave Bulgaria because of the travel restrictions introduced due to the coronavirus infection outbreak have returned home, the office of the city rights commissioner Alexander Shishlov informs RAPSI.15:12 27.03.2020
Moscow parks, food outlets to be closed, trade to be suspended over COVID-19 spreadMoscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin announced Thursday that the city’s recreational facilities including food outlets, parks would be closed from March 28 to April 5.12:35 26.03.2020
Anti-fake news working group created in Russian Investigative CommitteeA working group on the prevention of dessiminating fake news about coronavirus spread in Russia has been created in the Investigative Committee.11:53 26.03.2020
Russia suspends air communication with other countriesChairman of Russia’s Government Mikhail Mishustin on Thursday ordered the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) to cease regular and charter flights from Russian airports to foreign countries and backward starting March 27.10:56 26.03.2020
Voting on Constitutional amendments to be postponed because of pandemic – PutinIt is necessary to postpone the voting on the amendments to Russia's Constitution, President Vladimir Putin has stated in his address to the nation on the issue of the coronavirus pandemic.17:19 25.03.2020
Putin announces holidays across country due to coronavirusRussian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced the next week, from March 30 to April 4, would be non-working with full pay due to the situation with the spread of coronavirus.17:02 25.03.2020
Bill on tough sentence for quarantine violation reaches Russian State DumaA bill on tough punishment for violating sanitary and epidemiological rules resulting in the crowd disease or poisoning has been submitted to the lower house of parliament.11:51 25.03.2020
Night clubs, cinemas, entertainment centres to be closed in RussiaRussia’s Cabinet of Ministers has ordered executive authorities to suspend the operation of night clubs and other similar objects, cinemas and entertainment centres.10:44 25.03.2020
Russian Prime Minister presses for tougher liability for quarantine breachesRussia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has ordered the Cabinet to draft proposals aime to toughen liability of individuals and companies for violating the quarantine measures.11:35 24.03.2020