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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRussia Tops 10,000 Coronavirus Cases With Moscow At The Epicenter
https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/09/830476803/russia-tops-10-000-coronavirus-cases-with-moscow-at-the-epicenterIn a televised address, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Thursday that he was ordering an extension of a national "non-working week," a measure designed to increase social distancing, until the end of the month, according to The Moscow Times.
He also signed legislation making it a crime to break coronavirus quarantine rules, with a punishment of up to seven years in prison and a sentence of up to five years in prison for spreading false information about the novel coronavirus, the newspaper said.
Putin said he would delegate decision-making to regional authorities because of the differences in infection rates throughout the country.
So the asshole is admitting it.
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Russia Tops 10,000 Coronavirus Cases With Moscow At The Epicenter (Original Post)
SheltieLover
Apr 2020
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gibraltar72
(7,629 posts)1. Guessing they dropped a zero.
whistler162
(11,155 posts)2. At least one.
LisaL
(47,365 posts)5. Same goes for US.
Official numbers are only numbers of those who tested positive. They are many more that haven't been tested.
fleur-de-lisa
(14,704 posts)3. A non-working week?
Good luck with that.
LisaL
(47,365 posts)6. A non-working week was extended (article doesn't say by how long).
BigmanPigman
(54,811 posts)4. tRump couldn't do this since he'd have to arrest himself
twice (breaking social distancing rule AND spreading false info). Arrest him Putin, go ahead. Make my day!
