Coronavirus, Russia: a Mosca chiudono negozi e ristoranti

epa08318474 A cyclist rides on a deserted street in the center of Moscow, Russia, 24 March 2020. Authorities of Moscow and the Moscow region forbade holding mass events, children introduced free attendance at schools and kindergartens and recommended that citizens not attend mass events and visit shopping centers. In Moscow, quarantine was imposed for all elderly people over 65 and people with chronic diseases, since these groups of people are most vulnerable to COVID-19. According to the Russian Quarantine Service of Rospotrebnadzor (Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing), 495 cases of the Covid-19 disease have been confirmed so far in Russia. Countries around the world are taking increased measures to stem the widespread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus which causes the Covid-19 disease. EPA/SERGEI ILNITSKY

Come riportato dall’ANSA, tutti i negozi a Mosca, tranne gli alimentari e le farmacie, dovranno chiudere tra il 28 di marzo e il 5 aprile, ovvero la settimana di ‘vacanza’ nazionale decretata da Vladimir Putin per combattere la diffusione del coronavirus. Lo ha annunciato il sindaco della capitale Serghei Sobyanin sul suo sito. La misura colpisce anche bar e ristoranti – tranne la consegna a domicilio – e i principali parchi di Mosca.