tass--2020-03-31--Two-thirds of Russian regions enforce additional restrictions amid pandemic

Fifty-three regions were placed under lockdown , while restrictions are in place in Yakutia for certain localities Fifty-three regions were placed under lockdown , while restrictions are in place in Yakutia for certain localities .
The Amur Region has imposed quarantine measures for people older than 65 and those in the risk group due to health problems .
Chechnya was declared a quarantine zone , the region has closed its border for entry and people are not allowed to leave their houses without necessity .
The Krasnodar Region imposed quarantine restrictions from 18:00 Moscow time on Tuesday .
On March @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Governor of the Moscow Region Andrei Vorobyov expanded high alert measures by signing respective orders .
The new steps particularly stipulate self-isolation for all citizens of all ages unless they require urgent medical help , food or medicines or head to work if they still need to be there physically .
According to Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin , these measures are logical and in line with the restrictive measures proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin .
On Monday , Mishustin suggested that heads of all Russian regions should impose measures similar to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ afternoon , 16 more regions joined the lockdown list .
These are Buryatia , Kalmykia , Udmurt Region , the Altai Republic , the Altai Region , the Jewish Autonomous Region , Kemerovo , Samara , Pskov , Voronezh , Tomsk , Kirov , Irkutsk , Kurgan , Bryansk and Penza regions .
Earlier , the self-isolation regime for citizens of all ages was imposed in 37 regions , including the Moscow and St. Petersburg regions .
All residents of these regions are ordered to stay home and can go out only to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supermarket , walk the pet , as well as dispose garbage and travel to work if they can not work from home on official days off declared nationwide between March 28 and April 5 .
Before the end of the day , restrictions will also be imposed in the Stavropol Region , while from April 1 they will be in place in Khakassia , the Volgograd Region , the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Region , the Khabarovsk Region and the Krasnoyarsk Region .
The Perm Region will enforce them from April 2 .
In late @ @ @ @ @ @ @ World Health Organization ( WHO ) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan , in central China .
On March 11 , 2020 , the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic .
To date , more than 786,600 people have been infected worldwide and over 37,800 have died , while more than 165,800 have recovered .
So far , a total of 2,337 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia , while 121 patients have recovered .
Moscow accounts for the majority of cases ( 1,613 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on March 31 12:00 Moscow time , 17 fatalities were recorded .
The Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public informed about the coronavirus situation .

Fifty-three regions were placed under lockdown, while restrictions are in place in Yakutia for certain localities
MOSCOW, March31. /TASS/. Two-thirds of the Russian regions have enforced additional restrictive measures for their residents the way Moscow and the Moscow Region did earlier.
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Fifty-three regions were placed under lockdown, while restrictions are in place in Yakutia for certain localities. The Amur Region has imposed quarantine measures for people older than 65 and those in the risk group due to health problems. Chechnya was declared a quarantine zone, the region has closed its border for entry and people are not allowed to leave their houses without necessity. The Krasnodar Region imposed quarantine restrictions from 18:00 Moscow time on Tuesday.
On March 29, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and Governor of the Moscow Region Andrei Vorobyov expanded high alert measures by signing respective orders. The new steps particularly stipulate self-isolation for all citizens of all ages unless they require urgent medical help, food or medicines or head to work if they still need to be there physically. According to Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, these measures are logical and in line with the restrictive measures proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. On Monday, Mishustin suggested that heads of all Russian regions should impose measures similar to those introduced in Moscow. On Tuesday afternoon, 16 more regions joined the lockdown list. These are Buryatia, Kalmykia, Udmurt Region, the Altai Republic, the Altai Region, the Jewish Autonomous Region, Kemerovo, Samara, Pskov, Voronezh, Tomsk, Kirov, Irkutsk, Kurgan, Bryansk and Penza regions. Earlier, the self-isolation regime for citizens of all ages was imposed in 37 regions, including the Moscow and St. Petersburg regions. All residents of these regions are ordered to stay home and can go out only to call at a nearby drug store or supermarket, walk the pet, as well as dispose garbage and travel to work if they cannot work from home on official days off declared nationwide between March 28 and April 5.


tass--2020-03-31--Putin to hold meeting on agriculture with Cabinet on Wednesday

MOSCOW , March 31 .
/TASS/ .
Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold an operational meeting with the cabinet on @ @ @ @ @ Peskov told media representatives on Tuesday .
He noted that reporters are not invited to @ @ @ @ @ but will be able to follow it as a live broadcast .
`` Tomorrow , @ @ @ @ @ with members of the government .
It is a regular meeting and the key issue @ @ @ @ @ related to agriculture , '' Peskov said , explaing the choice of subject by the @ @ @ @ @ due now .
The Kremlin ’ s press service informed that the meeting would focus @ @ @ @ @ work in 2020 and the long-term development of the agro-industrial complex , taking into account @ @ @ @ @ Prime Minister Viktoria Abramchenko and Russian Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev are to report at the @ @

MOSCOW, March 31. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold an operational meeting with the cabinet on Wednesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told media representatives on Tuesday. He noted that reporters are not invited to attend the meeting in Novo-Ogaryovo but will be able to follow it as a live broadcast.
"Tomorrow, Putin will hold a meeting with members of the government. It is a regular meeting and the key issue on the agenda will be related to agriculture," Peskov said, explaing the choice of subject by the sowing campaign, which is due now.
The Kremlin’s press service informed that the meeting would focus on "spring field agricultural work in 2020 and the long-term development of the agro-industrial complex, taking into account crisis circumstances."
Deputy Prime Minister Viktoria Abramchenko and Russian Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev are to report at the meeting.


tass--2020-03-31--First death from COVID-19 documented in Transnistria

`` The woman was diagnosed with coronavirus postmortem , after her tests came in .
According to medical professionals , the woman was suffering from diabetes , she had a heart condition .
The double pneumonia was caused by the coronavirus infection , '' the message informed .
CHISINAU , March 31 .
/TASS/ .
The first death from the novel coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) has been documented in the unrecognized republic of Transnistria , where a 55-year-old resident of Tiraspol has died , Transnistria ’ s coronavirus task force informed on Tuesday .
The task force also informed of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Slobozia , who also died of double pneumonia .
Her tests have been sent for analysis , her diagnosis has not been confirmed yet .
In total , there are 24 cases of the novel coronavirus in Transnistria .
The number of people infected with COVID-19 in Moldova , including the residents of Transnistria , has reached 298 .
Three people have died and 18 have recovered .
Both Moldova and Transnistria have introduced a state of emergency , closing their borders .
Schools , universities and shops have been closed , excluding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to remain at home .
In late December 2019 , Chinese authorities notified the World Health Organization ( WHO ) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan , in central China .
Since then , cases of the novel coronavirus , named COVID-19 by WHO , have been reported in more than 160 countries , including Russia .
On March 11 , 2020 , WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic .
To date , more than 786,600 people have been infected worldwide and over 37,800 have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recovered .

"The woman was diagnosed with coronavirus postmortem, after her tests came in. According to medical professionals, the woman was suffering from diabetes, she had a heart condition. The double pneumonia was caused by the coronavirus infection," the message informed.
CHISINAU, March 31. /TASS/. The first death from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been documented in the unrecognized republic of Transnistria, where a 55-year-old resident of Tiraspol has died, Transnistria’s coronavirus task force informed on Tuesday.
The task force also informed of the death of a 59-year-old resident of Slobozia, who also died of double pneumonia. Her tests have been sent for analysis, her diagnosis has not been confirmed yet. In total, there are 24 cases of the novel coronavirus in Transnistria.
The number of people infected with COVID-19 in Moldova, including the residents of Transnistria, has reached 298. Three people have died and 18 have recovered. Both Moldova and Transnistria have introduced a state of emergency, closing their borders. Schools, universities and shops have been closed, excluding pharmacies and supermarkets. People are asked to remain at home.
In late December 2019, Chinese authorities notified the World Health Organization (WHO) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan, in central China. Since then, cases of the novel coronavirus, named COVID-19 by WHO, have been reported in more than 160 countries, including Russia. On March 11, 2020, WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. To date, more than 786,600 people have been infected worldwide and over 37,800 have died, while more than 165,800 have recovered.


tass--2020-03-31--Health Ministry to consider isolating medics treating Covid-19 patients

MOSCOW , March 31./TASS/ .
The Russian government has instructed the Ministry of Health to consider before April 2 a @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus patients when they are out of work .
The instructions for the Ministry of @ @ @ @ @ Economic Development and the Federal Medical Biological Agency of Russia say that they must look @ @ @ @ @ medics from clinics administering medical aid to coronavirus patients primarily within the framework of medical @ @ @ @ @ if necessary , based at hotels or other accommodation facilities , '' the instruction said @

MOSCOW, March 31./TASS/. The Russian government has instructed the Ministry of Health to consider before April 2 a possibility to isolate medics treating coronavirus patients when they are out of work.
The instructions for the Ministry of Health, the Ministry for Economic Development and the Federal Medical Biological Agency of Russia say that they must look into "possibly isolating off-duty medics from clinics administering medical aid to coronavirus patients primarily within the framework of medical establishments, and also, if necessary, based at hotels or other accommodation facilities," the instruction said.


tass--2020-03-31--Parliament approves law on 5-year prison term for fakes that entail dire effects

Spreading socially significant falsehoods that have entailed health consequences will be punishable with 700,000 rubles to 1,500,000 rubles ( $ 9,000- $ 18,000 ) or an 18-month wage , or 12 months of correctional works , or compulsory works , or three years in prison .
MOSCOW , March 31 .
/TASS/ .
Russia ’ s Federation Council ( upper house ) on Tuesday voted for amendments to the Criminal Code envisaging a maximum prison term of five years for spreading gross fakes that entail dire effects .
If the fakes caused a negligent death or other dire effects , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2,000,000 ( $ 25,000 ) or a three-year wage or correctional works of up to two years or compulsory works or an imprisonment of up to five years .
The corresponding amendments were made when the State Duma ( lower house ) considered in the second reading a bill on tighter criminal punishment for violation of sanitary and epidemiological rules .
The bill was adopted by the State Duma in the second and third readings .
It also establishes a maximum prison term of seven years for violating quarantine rules that resulted in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The chairman of the Federation Council ’ s Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building , Andrei Klishas , said the problem of fakes on the Internet exacerbated when the coronavirus epidemic broke out .
`` The available leverage is unable to have the full restricting effects .
There have been cases of intentional spread of fakes about the coronavirus and measures being taken by the authorities to resist its proliferation , '' Klishas said .
In particular , he mentioned groundless rumors about Moscow being sealed off for quarantine , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths in Russia , greater risks of being infected with the coronavirus after flu vaccination and others .
`` This pandemic in people ’ s minds must be stopped .
World Health Organization officials have called it infodemic .
Tighter punishment for fake news is a timely and necessary measure , '' Klishas stated .

Spreading socially significant falsehoods that have entailed health consequences will be punishable with 700,000 rubles to 1,500,000 rubles ($9,000-$18,000) or an 18-month wage, or 12 months of correctional works, or compulsory works, or three years in prison.
MOSCOW, March 31. /TASS/. Russia’s Federation Council (upper house) on Tuesday voted for amendments to the Criminal Code envisaging a maximum prison term of five years for spreading gross fakes that entail dire effects.
If the fakes caused a negligent death or other dire effects, the maximum fine will be up to 2,000,000 ($25,000) or a three-year wage or correctional works of up to two years or compulsory works or an imprisonment of up to five years.
The corresponding amendments were made when the State Duma (lower house) considered in the second reading a bill on tighter criminal punishment for violation of sanitary and epidemiological rules. The bill was adopted by the State Duma in the second and third readings. It also establishes a maximum prison term of seven years for violating quarantine rules that resulted in the death of two or more persons.
The chairman of the Federation Council’s Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building, Andrei Klishas, said the problem of fakes on the Internet exacerbated when the coronavirus epidemic broke out.
"The available leverage is unable to have the full restricting effects. There have been cases of intentional spread of fakes about the coronavirus and measures being taken by the authorities to resist its proliferation," Klishas said.
In particular, he mentioned groundless rumors about Moscow being sealed off for quarantine, the spraying of disinfectants, alleged 1,600 coronavirus-related deaths in Russia, greater risks of being infected with the coronavirus after flu vaccination and others.
"This pandemic in people’s minds must be stopped. World Health Organization officials have called it infodemic. Tighter punishment for fake news is a timely and necessary measure," Klishas stated.
Coronavirus


tass--2020-03-31--Oil prices might drop to $15-20 per barrel due to strong demand decline, experts say

MOSCOW , March 31 .
/TASS/ .
The decline of oil prices that began after the collapse of the OPEC+ agreement has not yet been completed .
Prices may drop to $ 15-20 per barrel in the near future , experts interviewed by TASS said .
However , they believe that withdrawal from the OPEC+ deal to limit production , which will enter into force on March 31 , is not the reason for it , but an unprecedented decline in global demand amid a pandemic .
The plan of Russia and Saudi Arabia , the two largest oil exporters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keep oil prices around $ 60 per barrel for over three years by limiting production , officially expires on March 31 , 2020 .
A month ago Moscow and Riyadh were unable to reach consensus on extending the contract .
According to the Russian Ministry of Energy , back in early March it was clear that the influence of coronavirus on demand would be so dramatic that any cuts under the OPEC+ charter that the Saudis insisted on would no longer make sense .
Russia ’ s position provoked a response from Riyadh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the already withering market with the maximum possible volume of additional oil .
In anticipation of the `` oil tsunami '' from the Persian Gulf , Brent prices lost almost $ 10 in a month , dropping below $ 22 per barrel , which has not happened for almost 20 years .
The formal expiration date of the OPEC+ deal no longer affects investor sentiment , experts told TASS .
`` All plans have already been announced , events are developing in due course .
Price reflects expectations , and they are all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kalachev said .
On the contrary , oil may even rise in price briefly after March 31 , `` since the market may no longer takes this factor into account , '' he added .
The promises of Russia and Saudi Arabia to increase production since April no longer scare anyone amid an unprecedented decline in global demand , Saxo Bank analyst Ole Hansen said .
According to Goldman Sachs , the coronavirus pandemic has reduced global oil consumption by 25 % or 26 mln barrels per day .
Against this background , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hansen added .
Nevertheless , Saudi Arabia can indeed increase oil production to the maximum levels of 12.3 mln barrels per day , which is about more than the level that the kingdom maintained while the deal was working by around a third , experts said .
The Saudis can quickly accelerate production capacities this level before the end of April , Senior Director at Fitch rating agency Dmitry Marinchenko said .
Other OPEC countries will also be forced to increase production , as they have sold future oil volumes even before consumption @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what will end faster - free tanks for oil storage or patience of shale oil producers in the US , for which low prices are unprofitable .
`` If Saudi Arabia seriously tries to increase market share by overflowing oil storage facilities , then production will soon have to be dropped not by them , but by those who have higher operating costs , '' Marinchenko said .
Narrowing demand will be fully provided by oil with the lowest cost , that is , from the Gulf countries , Kalachev said .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forced to leave and wait for the price to recover .
However , by that time the market may structurally change , '' the expert added .
Hansen agrees that in the long run , tactics to gain market share by dropping prices may work .
But the analyst still does not believe that Saudi Aramco will be able to maintain production level of 12.3 mln barrels per day in a situation where demand falls by 26 mln barrels daily .

MOSCOW, March 31. /TASS/. The decline of oil prices that began after the collapse of the OPEC+ agreement has not yet been completed. Prices may drop to $15-20 per barrel in the near future, experts interviewed by TASS said. However, they believe that withdrawal from the OPEC+ deal to limit production, which will enter into force on March 31, is not the reason for it, but an unprecedented decline in global demand amid a pandemic.
The plan of Russia and Saudi Arabia, the two largest oil exporters in the world, which allowed to keep oil prices around $60 per barrel for over three years by limiting production, officially expires on March 31, 2020. A month ago Moscow and Riyadh were unable to reach consensus on extending the contract. According to the Russian Ministry of Energy, back in early March it was clear that the influence of coronavirus on demand would be so dramatic that any cuts under the OPEC+ charter that the Saudis insisted on would no longer make sense.
Russia’s position provoked a response from Riyadh, which in April promised to flood the already withering market with the maximum possible volume of additional oil. In anticipation of the "oil tsunami" from the Persian Gulf, Brent prices lost almost $10 in a month, dropping below $22 per barrel, which has not happened for almost 20 years.
The formal expiration date of the OPEC+ deal no longer affects investor sentiment, experts told TASS. "All plans have already been announced, events are developing in due course. Price reflects expectations, and they are all already formed," Finam analyst Alexey Kalachev said. On the contrary, oil may even rise in price briefly after March 31, "since the market may no longer takes this factor into account," he added.
The promises of Russia and Saudi Arabia to increase production since April no longer scare anyone amid an unprecedented decline in global demand, Saxo Bank analyst Ole Hansen said. According to Goldman Sachs, the coronavirus pandemic has reduced global oil consumption by 25% or 26 mln barrels per day. Against this background, the OPEC+ price war becomes secondary, Hansen added.
Nevertheless, Saudi Arabia can indeed increase oil production to the maximum levels of 12.3 mln barrels per day, which is about more than the level that the kingdom maintained while the deal was working by around a third, experts said. The Saudis can quickly accelerate production capacities this level before the end of April, Senior Director at Fitch rating agency Dmitry Marinchenko said. Other OPEC countries will also be forced to increase production, as they have sold future oil volumes even before consumption collapsed, Hansen added.
Experts question what will end faster - free tanks for oil storage or patience of shale oil producers in the US, for which low prices are unprofitable. "If Saudi Arabia seriously tries to increase market share by overflowing oil storage facilities, then production will soon have to be dropped not by them, but by those who have higher operating costs," Marinchenko said.
Narrowing demand will be fully provided by oil with the lowest cost, that is, from the Gulf countries, Kalachev said. "And those with lower profitability will be forced to leave and wait for the price to recover. However, by that time the market may structurally change," the expert added.
Hansen agrees that in the long run, tactics to gain market share by dropping prices may work. But the analyst still does not believe that Saudi Aramco will be able to maintain production level of 12.3 mln barrels per day in a situation where demand falls by 26 mln barrels daily.


tass--2020-03-31--Austria’s coronavirus cases nearing 10,000

VIENNA , March 31 .
/TASS/ .
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Austria grew from 9,131 to 9,974 in the past 24 hours , the country ’ s Ministry of Social Affairs , Healthcare and Consumer Protection said on Tuesday .
The country ’ s death toll currently stands at 128 , while 1,095 people have recovered .
More than 50,000 people have been tested for the coronavirus .
In order to prevent the virus from spreading , Austrian authorities have banned public events and closed kindergartens , schools and colleges , as well as cultural facilities , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from leaving their homes , except for travelling to work , going to a grocery store or a pharmacy .
In late December 2019 , Chinese authorities notified the World Health Organization ( WHO ) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan , in central China .
Since then , cases of the novel coronavirus - named COVID-19 by the WHO - have been reported in more than 160 countries , including Russia .
On March 11 , 2020 , the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 786,600 people have been infected worldwide and over 37,800 have died .

VIENNA, March 31. /TASS/. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Austria grew from 9,131 to 9,974 in the past 24 hours, the country’s Ministry of Social Affairs, Healthcare and Consumer Protection said on Tuesday.
The country’s death toll currently stands at 128, while 1,095 people have recovered. More than 50,000 people have been tested for the coronavirus.
In order to prevent the virus from spreading, Austrian authorities have banned public events and closed kindergartens, schools and colleges, as well as cultural facilities, restaurants and cafes. People are prohibited from leaving their homes, except for travelling to work, going to a grocery store or a pharmacy.
Coronavirus pandemic
In late December 2019, Chinese authorities notified the World Health Organization (WHO) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan, in central China. Since then, cases of the novel coronavirus - named COVID-19 by the WHO - have been reported in more than 160 countries, including Russia.
On March 11, 2020, the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. To date, more than 786,600 people have been infected worldwide and over 37,800 have died.


tass--2020-03-31--Russia’s upper house approves major fines for healthy citizens’ quarantine violation

MOSCOW , March 31 .
/TASS/ .
Russia ’ s Federation Council ( upper house of parliament ) has convened for an urgent plenary meeting and approved amendments to the Russian Code of Administrative Offences introducing fines of up to 300,000 rubles ( $ 3,800 ) for citizens who break quarantine rules when not infected by diseases or viruses .
In accordance with the document , citizens will face a fine of between 15,000 rubles ( $ 200 ) and 40,000 rubles ( $ 500 ) for violating quarantine measures provoking further spread of disease .
Officials have their fines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) and 150,000 rubles ( $ 1,900 ) , while legal entities will have to pay between 200,000 rubles ( $ 2,500 ) and 500,000 rubles ( $ 6,350 ) or face administrative suspension of their business activities of up to 30 days .
If these violations resulted in health complications or death of other people but do not qualify as a crime , then fines will increase for all categories : citizens will be fined between 150,000 rubles ( $ 1,900 ) and 300,000 rubles ( $ 3,800 ) , officials will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) and 500,000 rubles ( $ 6,350 ) , while legal entities will face a fine of between 500,000 rubles ( $ 6,350 ) and 1 million rubles ( $ 12,700 ) or face administrative suspension of their business activities of up to 90 days .

MOSCOW, March 31. /TASS/. Russia’s Federation Council (upper house of parliament) has convened for an urgent plenary meeting and approved amendments to the Russian Code of Administrative Offences introducing fines of up to 300,000 rubles ($3,800) for citizens who break quarantine rules when not infected by diseases or viruses.
In accordance with the document, citizens will face a fine of between 15,000 rubles ($200) and 40,000 rubles ($500) for violating quarantine measures provoking further spread of disease. Officials have their fines set between 50,000 rubles ($635) and 150,000 rubles ($1,900), while legal entities will have to pay between 200,000 rubles ($2,500) and 500,000 rubles ($6,350) or face administrative suspension of their business activities of up to 30 days.
If these violations resulted in health complications or death of other people but do not qualify as a crime, then fines will increase for all categories: citizens will be fined between 150,000 rubles ($1,900) and 300,000 rubles ($3,800), officials will pay between 300,000 rubles ($3,800) and 500,000 rubles ($6,350), while legal entities will face a fine of between 500,000 rubles ($6,350) and 1 million rubles ($12,700) or face administrative suspension of their business activities of up to 90 days.


tass--2020-03-31--Two Hilton hotels to be built in Omsk by 2022

OMSK , March 31 .
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Two investment projects on construction of four-star Hilton hotels will be implemented in @ @ @ @ @ 2022 , Director General of the Omsk Region ’ s development and investment agency Yevgeny @ @ @ @ @ .
As of today , there are no four-star hotels in Omsk , whereas the @ @ @ @ @ level is one of the main requirements of the International Ice Hockey Federation ( IIHF @ @ @ @ @ of the World Junior Championship , which will be held in Novosibirsk and Omsk in @ @ @ @ @ hotels will be constructed here .
The plan is to implement the projects by 2022 @ @ @ @ @ A source in the region ’ s economy ministry told TASS that the total cost @ @ @ @ @ estimated at 1.3 bln rubles ( $ 16.5 mln ) , while investments is the @ @ @ @ @ 450 mln rubles ( $ 5.7 mln ) .

OMSK, March 31. /TASS/. Two investment projects on construction of four-star Hilton hotels will be implemented in Russia’s Omsk by 2022, Director General of the Omsk Region’s development and investment agency Yevgeny Kovtun told TASS on Tuesday.
As of today, there are no four-star hotels in Omsk, whereas the existence of hotels of that level is one of the main requirements of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) for hosting the matches of the World Junior Championship, which will be held in Novosibirsk and Omsk in 2023.
"Two Hilton hotels will be constructed here. The plan is to implement the projects by 2022," Kovtun said.
A source in the region’s economy ministry told TASS that the total cost of the first project is estimated at 1.3 bln rubles ($16.5 mln), while investments is the second project stand at around 450 mln rubles ($5.7 mln).


tass--2020-03-31--No coronavirus cases registered in Russian Army

MOSCOW , March 31 .
/TASS/ .
The Russian Armed Forces have registered no coronavirus cases among servicemen , Chief of the Russian General Staff ’ s Main Organizational and Mobilization Department Colonel-General Yevgeny Burdinsky said in an interview with the Defense Ministry ’ s newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda on Tuesday .
`` Not a single case of this disease has been registered in the Armed Forces , '' the general said .
The main task for the Russian Armed Forces today is to prevent the emergence and the spread of the coronavirus infection among conscripts and servicemen , he stressed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ authorities notified the World Health Organization ( WHO ) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan , in central China .
Since then , cases of the novel coronavirus - named COVID-19 by the WHO - have been reported in more than 160 countries , including Russia .
On March 11 , 2020 , the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic .
To date , more than 803,500 people have been infected worldwide and over 39,000 have died , while more than 172,400 have recovered .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia .
One hundred and twenty-one patients have recovered .
Moscow accounts for the majority of cases ( 1,613 ) .
According to current data , on March 31 , 12:00 Moscow time , 17 fatalities were recorded .
The Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public informed about the coronavirus situation .

MOSCOW, March 31. /TASS/. The Russian Armed Forces have registered no coronavirus cases among servicemen, Chief of the Russian General Staff’s Main Organizational and Mobilization Department Colonel-General Yevgeny Burdinsky said in an interview with the Defense Ministry’s newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda on Tuesday.
"Not a single case of this disease has been registered in the Armed Forces," the general said.
The main task for the Russian Armed Forces today is to prevent the emergence and the spread of the coronavirus infection among conscripts and servicemen, he stressed.
In late December 2019, Chinese authorities notified the World Health Organization (WHO) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan, in central China. Since then, cases of the novel coronavirus - named COVID-19 by the WHO - have been reported in more than 160 countries, including Russia.
On March 11, 2020, the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. To date, more than 803,500 people have been infected worldwide and over 39,000 have died, while more than 172,400 have recovered.
So far, a total of 2,337 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia. One hundred and twenty-one patients have recovered. Moscow accounts for the majority of cases (1,613). According to current data, on March 31, 12:00 Moscow time, 17 fatalities were recorded. The Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public informed about the coronavirus situation.


tass--2020-03-31--Putin tested for coronavirus on regular basis, says Kremlin spokesman

MOSCOW , March 31./TASS/ .
Russian President Vladimir Putin is being tested for the novel coronavirus on a regular basis @ @ @ @ @ told TASS on Tuesday .
`` He is being tested regularly .
Everything is okay @ @ @ @ @ in comments on media reporting that chief physician of the clinic for coronavirus patients in @ @ @ @ @ Protsenko , has been diagnosed with coronavirus .
Last week , the president visited the @ @ @ @ @ Protsenko .

MOSCOW, March 31./TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin is being tested for the novel coronavirus on a regular basis, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS on Tuesday.
"He is being tested regularly. Everything is okay," the spokesman said in comments on media reporting that chief physician of the clinic for coronavirus patients in Moscow's Kommunarka, Denis Protsenko, has been diagnosed with coronavirus. Last week, the president visited the medical facility and spoke with Protsenko.


tass--2020-03-31--Russian Baltic Fleet repair ship completes Mediterranean mission

KALININGRAD , March 31 .
/TASS/ .
The Baltic Fleet ’ s floating workshop PM-82 is returning to its home base after accomplishing missions as part of the Russian Navy ’ s permanent Mediterranean taskforce , the Fleet ’ s press office reported on Tuesday .
`` From November 2019 to March 2020 , the vessel provided maintenance for the Russian Navy ’ s ships operating in the distant operational area in the Mediterranean Sea , '' the press office said in a statement .
The repair ship PM-82 is currently making a transit to its permanent base of Baltiysk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says .
The PM-82 is the third vessel in the series of Project 304 floating workshops .
They are designated to repair ships and vessels , their weapon systems and equipment in distant areas from their home ports .
The Soviet Navy ’ s 5th Mediterranean Squadron served as a prototype for the Russian Navy ’ s permanent Mediterranean taskforce operating at present .
The 5th operational Soviet Squadron dealt with the tasks of naval presence in the Mediterranean theater of operations during the Cold War period .
Its main rival was the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Soviet Squadron was disbanded on December 31 , 1992 , a year after the disintegration of the Soviet Union .
In 2013 , Russia started to create a new operational Mediterranean taskforce .
Russia ’ s new permanent Squadron is dealing with planned and urgent combat missions arising in the Mediterranean theater of operations , including warding off threats to Russia ’ s national and military security .

KALININGRAD, March 31. /TASS/. The Baltic Fleet’s floating workshop PM-82 is returning to its home base after accomplishing missions as part of the Russian Navy’s permanent Mediterranean taskforce, the Fleet’s press office reported on Tuesday.
"From November 2019 to March 2020, the vessel provided maintenance for the Russian Navy’s ships operating in the distant operational area in the Mediterranean Sea," the press office said in a statement.
The repair ship PM-82 is currently making a transit to its permanent base of Baltiysk in the Kaliningrad Region, the statement says.
The PM-82 is the third vessel in the series of Project 304 floating workshops. They are designated to repair ships and vessels, their weapon systems and equipment in distant areas from their home ports.
Russian Navy’s Mediterranean Squadron
The Soviet Navy’s 5th Mediterranean Squadron served as a prototype for the Russian Navy’s permanent Mediterranean taskforce operating at present. The 5th operational Soviet Squadron dealt with the tasks of naval presence in the Mediterranean theater of operations during the Cold War period. Its main rival was the US Navy’s 6th Fleet. The Soviet Squadron was disbanded on December 31, 1992, a year after the disintegration of the Soviet Union.
In 2013, Russia started to create a new operational Mediterranean taskforce. Russia’s new permanent Squadron is dealing with planned and urgent combat missions arising in the Mediterranean theater of operations, including warding off threats to Russia’s national and military security.


tass--2020-03-31--Over 170 Russians repatriated from the Philippines on Tuesday

BANGKOK , March 31./TASS/ .
A second plane carrying more than 170 Russian tourists stranded on the Philippines ’ islands of Boracay and Luzon due to restrictive measures over the coronavirus pandemic , has touched down in Russia ’ s Far Eastern city of Vladivostok , Spokesperson for the Russian Embassy in the Philippines Nataliya Linovitskaya told TASS on Tuesday .
According to her , a plane of Russia ’ s Yakutia carrier took off from Kalibo International Airport at 8:00 local time , heading for Vladivostok .
`` There were 171 passengers on board , including three children .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Manila , and then 129 people from the island of Boracay , '' Linovitskaya explained .
`` As of now , several dozen Russian nationals remain in the Philippines .
Part of them refused to return on charter flights , '' the spokesperson said .
On March 27 , another plane evacuated 457 people to Moscow from Cebu who had failed to leave the Philippines on their own due to the quarantine measures .
A second plane was expected to arrive in the country early on March 30 to fly back to Moscow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the takeoff was postponed because of an incident at the airport of Manila .
At the moment , the Philippines confirms over 2,000 coronavirus cases with 88 fatalities .
Forty-nine people have recovered .
A six-month state of emergency was declared in the republic earlier due to a quick pace of the spread of the virus .
Air and sea communication between Manila and provinces of the country was stopped , and curfew was enforced between 20:00 and 05:00 .
On March 11 , 2020 , the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 786,600 people have been infected worldwide and over 37,800 have died , while more than 165,800 have recovered .

BANGKOK, March 31./TASS/. A second plane carrying more than 170 Russian tourists stranded on the Philippines’ islands of Boracay and Luzon due to restrictive measures over the coronavirus pandemic, has touched down in Russia’s Far Eastern city of Vladivostok, Spokesperson for the Russian Embassy in the Philippines Nataliya Linovitskaya told TASS on Tuesday.
According to her, a plane of Russia’s Yakutia carrier took off from Kalibo International Airport at 8:00 local time, heading for Vladivostok. "There were 171 passengers on board, including three children. The plane first boarded 42 people from Manila, and then 129 people from the island of Boracay," Linovitskaya explained.
"As of now, several dozen Russian nationals remain in the Philippines. Part of them refused to return on charter flights," the spokesperson said.
On March 27, another plane evacuated 457 people to Moscow from Cebu who had failed to leave the Philippines on their own due to the quarantine measures. A second plane was expected to arrive in the country early on March 30 to fly back to Moscow on the same day. However, the takeoff was postponed because of an incident at the airport of Manila.
At the moment, the Philippines confirms over 2,000 coronavirus cases with 88 fatalities. Forty-nine people have recovered. A six-month state of emergency was declared in the republic earlier due to a quick pace of the spread of the virus. Air and sea communication between Manila and provinces of the country was stopped, and curfew was enforced between 20:00 and 05:00.
On March 11, 2020, the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. To date, more than 786,600 people have been infected worldwide and over 37,800 have died, while more than 165,800 have recovered.


tass--2020-03-31--Three Russian tourists diagnosed with coronavirus in Thailand

BANGKOK , March 31 .
/TASS/ .
Three Russian nationals with confirmed coronavirus are undergoing treatment in hospitals in Thailand ’ s Chonburi province , Vladimir Pronin , head of the Russian embassy ’ s consular department , told TASS on Tuesday .
According to Pronin , three Russian nationals have tested positive for COVID-2019 .
`` They are a man and a woman with her daughter from Siberia , '' he said .
`` They are currently undergoing treatment at two hospitals in Pattaya . ''
`` All the three were diagnosed with coronavirus last weekend , '' he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ministry ’ s disease control department database includes only one Russian coronavirus patient , a 60-year old woman .
To date , the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Chonburi is 40 , including eight foreigners .
The overall number of coronavirus cases in Thailand has exceeded 1,600 .
Ten patients have died and 342 have recovered .
Shopping malls and marketplaces are closed in Bangkok and other cities , with only supermarkets and outlets offering food products and essentials being open .
The country ’ s authorities imposed an entry ban for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state of emergency in the country , from March 26 to April 30 .

BANGKOK, March 31. /TASS/. Three Russian nationals with confirmed coronavirus are undergoing treatment in hospitals in Thailand’s Chonburi province, Vladimir Pronin, head of the Russian embassy’s consular department, told TASS on Tuesday.
According to Pronin, three Russian nationals have tested positive for COVID-2019. "They are a man and a woman with her daughter from Siberia," he said. "They are currently undergoing treatment at two hospitals in Pattaya."
"All the three were diagnosed with coronavirus last weekend," he added.
However, the Thai health ministry’s disease control department database includes only one Russian coronavirus patient, a 60-year old woman.
To date, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Chonburi is 40, including eight foreigners. The overall number of coronavirus cases in Thailand has exceeded 1,600. Ten patients have died and 342 have recovered. Shopping malls and marketplaces are closed in Bangkok and other cities, with only supermarkets and outlets offering food products and essentials being open. The country’s authorities imposed an entry ban for foreigners effective through the duration of the state of emergency in the country, from March 26 to April 30.


tass--2020-03-31--Chief physician of Moscow clinic for coronavirus patients diagnosed with COVID-19

MOSCOW , March 31./TASS/ .
The chief physician of the clinic for coronavirus patients in Moscow 's Kommunarka , Denis @ @ @ @ @ the novel coronavirus , Rossiya-24 news channel reports referring to medics .
`` My dear @ @ @ @ @ appreciate your concern .
Indeed , I have tested positive for the CoV virus but @ @ @ @ @ I have self-isolated in my office where I have everything I need to telecommute , @ @ @ @ @ .

MOSCOW, March 31./TASS/. The chief physician of the clinic for coronavirus patients in Moscow's Kommunarka, Denis Protsenko has been infected with the novel coronavirus, Rossiya-24 news channel reports referring to medics.
"My dear friends, I very much appreciate your concern. Indeed, I have tested positive for the CoV virus but I feel quite well. I have self-isolated in my office where I have everything I need to telecommute," Protsenko wrote on Facebook.


tass--2020-03-31--Turkish famed footballer Recber is in critical condition after diagnosed with COVID-19

MOSCOW , March 31 .
/TASS/ .
Turkish football legend Rustu Recber is in critical condition after he was hospitalized @ @ @ @ @ diagnosis , Turkish daily Milliyet reported on Tuesday .
Last Saturday , former goalkeeper of @ @ @ @ @ Recber , 46 , was rushed to a hospital , where he tested positive for @ @ @ @ @ to the daily , doctors express serious concerns about Recber ’ s current health condition @ @ @ @ @ football team of Turkey as a goalkeeper , Recber is a bronze medalist of the @ @ @ @ @ co-hosted by South Korea and Japan ) and the bronze medalist of the 2008 UEFA @ @ @ @ @ Austria and Switzerland ) .
In all , he played a record number of 120 @ @ @ @ @ s national team .

MOSCOW, March 31. /TASS/. Turkish football legend Rustu Recber is in critical condition after he was hospitalized last week with the COVID-19 diagnosis, Turkish daily Milliyet reported on Tuesday.
Last Saturday, former goalkeeper of the Turkish national football team Recber, 46, was rushed to a hospital, where he tested positive for the novel coronavirus. According to the daily, doctors express serious concerns about Recber’s current health condition.
Playing for the national football team of Turkey as a goalkeeper, Recber is a bronze medalist of the 2002 FIFA World Cup (co-hosted by South Korea and Japan) and the bronze medalist of the 2008 UEFA Euro Cup (co-hosted by Austria and Switzerland). In all, he played a record number of 120 matches for his country’s national team.


tass--2020-03-31--Russian church urges clerics to ‘come to their senses’ and heed sanitary norms

MOSCOW , March 31 .
/TASS/ .
The Russian Orthodox Church hopes that those clerics who believe that taking precautions amid the coronavirus epidemic will undermine their parishioners ’ faith will come to their senses , Vladimir Legoida , Chairman of the Synodal Department for Church 's Relations with Society and Mass Media , told TASS on Tuesday .
`` It is clear that the situation is complicated , and that people are worried .
One may not agree with everything that this emotional upheaval results in , but the people ’ s dismay is understandable .
< … > @ @ @ @ @ @ @ among other things , the rhythm of church services , which we are accustomed to and which we like .
< … > As for the behavior of those whom the patriarch called ‘ not very wise , ’ we do hope that they will come to their senses , so to say , '' he noted .
During a recent sermon in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior , Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia called on believers to refrain from visiting churches until his special blessing due to the spread @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In his sermon , he castigated priests who reject preventive measures as not very wise people .

MOSCOW, March 31. /TASS/. The Russian Orthodox Church hopes that those clerics who believe that taking precautions amid the coronavirus epidemic will undermine their parishioners’ faith will come to their senses, Vladimir Legoida, Chairman of the Synodal Department for Church's Relations with Society and Mass Media, told TASS on Tuesday.
"It is clear that the situation is complicated, and that people are worried. One may not agree with everything that this emotional upheaval results in, but the people’s dismay is understandable. <…> Today, we have to sacrifice, among other things, the rhythm of church services, which we are accustomed to and which we like. <…> As for the behavior of those whom the patriarch called ‘not very wise,’ we do hope that they will come to their senses, so to say," he noted.
During a recent sermon in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia called on believers to refrain from visiting churches until his special blessing due to the spread of coronavirus and pray at home. In his sermon, he castigated priests who reject preventive measures as not very wise people.


tass--2020-03-31--Russia’s Yamalo-Nenets Region introduces full isolation regime

On March 29 , Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyov extended the heightened readiness regime .
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin noted that their decisions are a logical continuation of restrictive measures , proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin , and called on other regions to introduce similar measures .
MOSCOW , March 31 .
/TASS/ .
Full self-isolation regime will be in place in the Yamalo-Nenetsk Region , which is the only region in the Urals Federal District with zero coronavirus cases , on April 1-5 , the regional government announced Tuesday .
`` The region @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Residents are prohibited from leaving their homes unless there is an imminent threat to life or if they need to see a doctor for a medical emergency , '' the statement reads .
According to the government ’ s press service , people are also allowed to shop at the nearest store , walk their pets and dispose of waste within 100 meters of home .
`` We would like everyone to understand that it is not a recommendation but a responsibility that everyone has to take seriously .
Human lives depend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Governor Tatyana Buchkova , who heads the regional center for the prevention of the coronavirus .
Earlier a lockdown was imposed for people above 60 .
To date , there are 59 coronavirus cases in the Urals Federal District .
In late December 2019 , Chinese authorities notified the World Health Organization ( WHO ) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan , central China .
Since then , cases of the novel coronavirus — named COVID-19 by the WHO — have been reported in more than @ @ @ @ @ @

On March 29, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyov extended the heightened readiness regime. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin noted that their decisions are a logical continuation of restrictive measures, proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, and called on other regions to introduce similar measures.
MOSCOW, March 31. /TASS/. Full self-isolation regime will be in place in the Yamalo-Nenetsk Region, which is the only region in the Urals Federal District with zero coronavirus cases, on April 1-5, the regional government announced Tuesday.
"The region is going on lockdown until April 5. Residents are prohibited from leaving their homes unless there is an imminent threat to life or if they need to see a doctor for a medical emergency," the statement reads.
According to the government’s press service, people are also allowed to shop at the nearest store, walk their pets and dispose of waste within 100 meters of home.
"We would like everyone to understand that it is not a recommendation but a responsibility that everyone has to take seriously. Human lives depend on these measures," said Deputy Governor Tatyana Buchkova, who heads the regional center for the prevention of the coronavirus.
Earlier a lockdown was imposed for people above 60.
To date, there are 59 coronavirus cases in the Urals Federal District.
In late December 2019, Chinese authorities notified the World Health Organization (WHO) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan, central China. Since then, cases of the novel coronavirus — named COVID-19 by the WHO — have been reported in more than 160 countries, including Russia.


tass--2020-03-31--Kazakhstan temporarily bans supply of gasolines, diesel fuel from Russia

NUR-SULTAN , March 31 .
/TASS/ .
The Kazakhstani authorities have imposed a temporary ban on supplies of gasolines , diesel and aviation fuel to the republic from Russia , press service of the republic ’ s energy ministry said in a statement on Tuesday .
`` The Republic of Kazakhstan is imposing a temporary ban on supply from the Russian Federation of gasolines , diesel and aviation fuel to the domestic market of Kazakhstan , '' the statement said .
Supplies will be temporarily banned starting March 31 , a source in the ministry ’ s press service explained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ measures to boost export of gasolines and petroleum products , the ministry added .
Earlier reports said that Kazakhstan planned to ban supplies of gasoline , aviation and diesel fuel to the country from Russia by rail for three months .
The draft decree by Energy Minister Nurlan Nogayev ‘ On certain issues of petroleum products supplies to the Republic of Kazakhstan from the Russian Federation ’ was released on March 24 on the website of legislative acts and was undergoing the approval procedure .
The temporary ban on gasoline supplies to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ petroleum products on the domestic market due to the coronavirus outbreak and rising fuel reserves of the republic , the ministry explained .

NUR-SULTAN, March 31. /TASS/. The Kazakhstani authorities have imposed a temporary ban on supplies of gasolines, diesel and aviation fuel to the republic from Russia, press service of the republic’s energy ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
"The Republic of Kazakhstan is imposing a temporary ban on supply from the Russian Federation of gasolines, diesel and aviation fuel to the domestic market of Kazakhstan," the statement said.
Supplies will be temporarily banned starting March 31, a source in the ministry’s press service explained to TASS.
Kazakhstan is also taking measures to boost export of gasolines and petroleum products, the ministry added.
Earlier reports said that Kazakhstan planned to ban supplies of gasoline, aviation and diesel fuel to the country from Russia by rail for three months. The draft decree by Energy Minister Nurlan Nogayev ‘On certain issues of petroleum products supplies to the Republic of Kazakhstan from the Russian Federation’ was released on March 24 on the website of legislative acts and was undergoing the approval procedure. The temporary ban on gasoline supplies to the country is connected with falling consumption of petroleum products on the domestic market due to the coronavirus outbreak and rising fuel reserves of the republic, the ministry explained.


tass--2020-03-31--Russia’s Bryansk Region goes into total lockdown over Covid-2019 from March 31 to April 5

`` Please take note that a total lockdown has been imposed in the region for a period from March 31 to April 5 , '' it said .
MOSCOW , March 31 .
/TASS/ .
A total lockdown has been imposed in the Bryansk Region , central European Russia , over the novel coronavirus pandemic from March 31 to April 5 , the regional coronavirus response headquarters said on Tuesday .
For the period of self-isolation people are required to stay at home .
They are allowed to leave home to receive emergency medical aid , to travel to work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to walk their pets , and to dispose of garbage .
While outdoors , they must maintain a social distance of 1.5 meters , both in public places and on transport .
Citizens are strongly advised to refrain from walking with their children , going jogging and visiting relatives .
By now , three coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the Bryansk Region .
As of March 31 , a total of 2,337 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia .
As many as 121 patients have recovered .
According to data as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ died .
Moscow accounts for the majority of cases ( 1,613 ) .
The Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public informed about the coronavirus situation .

"Please take note that a total lockdown has been imposed in the region for a period from March 31 to April 5," it said.
MOSCOW, March 31. /TASS/. A total lockdown has been imposed in the Bryansk Region, central European Russia, over the novel coronavirus pandemic from March 31 to April 5, the regional coronavirus response headquarters said on Tuesday.
For the period of self-isolation people are required to stay at home. They are allowed to leave home to receive emergency medical aid, to travel to work, to buy food or medicines, to walk their pets, and to dispose of garbage. While outdoors, they must maintain a social distance of 1.5 meters, both in public places and on transport. Citizens are strongly advised to refrain from walking with their children, going jogging and visiting relatives.
By now, three coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the Bryansk Region.
As of March 31, a total of 2,337 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia. As many as 121 patients have recovered. According to data as of 12:00 Moscow time, seventeen patients died. Moscow accounts for the majority of cases (1,613). The Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public informed about the coronavirus situation.


tass--2020-03-31--China's Hainan offers more than 30,000 jobs to foreign specialists

HAIKOU , March 31 .
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China 's Hainan , which is currently implementing a pilot free trade zone project , offers over 30,000 jobs to highly qualified personnel from abroad , Xinhua reported on Tuesday .
Applications will be accepted online until April 30 .
Jobs are provided by local government , state and private enterprises in areas such as modern services sector , tourism and high technology .
There are over 1,700 positions with wages up to 300,000 yuan per year ( about $ 42,300 ) , as well as 59 offers with a salary of at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) per year mainly in areas such as education , healthcare and tourism .
In April 2018 , President Xi Jinping said that the Chinese authorities intend to actively involve Hainan in globalization and to draw foreign investors to the island province .
By 2050 , according to the authorities , the island should become a unique international cluster with an advanced economy , developed tourism , top-notch scientific , technical and financial potential , and modern medicine .
The branches of the best universities and offices of the most powerful corporations in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Island of Hainan .
By 2025 , the Chinese government intends to create an `` international center for tourism and consumption '' on Hainan .
In order to do so , the `` Eastern Hawaii '' with their unique natural landscapes , thick rainforests and great climate will establish a developed network of hotels , which blend perfectly with white sandy beaches stretching along the coastline .
The combination of an exotic subtropical nature and a modern eco-friendly infrastructure will boost tourist inflow to the island from the most distant parts of the @ @

HAIKOU, March 31. /TASS/. China's Hainan, which is currently implementing a pilot free trade zone project, offers over 30,000 jobs to highly qualified personnel from abroad, Xinhua reported on Tuesday.
Applications will be accepted online until April 30. Jobs are provided by local government, state and private enterprises in areas such as modern services sector, tourism and high technology.
There are over 1,700 positions with wages up to 300,000 yuan per year (about $ 42,300), as well as 59 offers with a salary of at least 1 million yuan ($ 142,000) per year mainly in areas such as education, healthcare and tourism.
Hainan's free trade zone
In April 2018, President Xi Jinping said that the Chinese authorities intend to actively involve Hainan in globalization and to draw foreign investors to the island province. By 2050, according to the authorities, the island should become a unique international cluster with an advanced economy, developed tourism, top-notch scientific, technical and financial potential, and modern medicine. The branches of the best universities and offices of the most powerful corporations in the world will be located on the Island of Hainan.
By 2025, the Chinese government intends to create an "international center for tourism and consumption" on Hainan. In order to do so, the "Eastern Hawaii" with their unique natural landscapes, thick rainforests and great climate will establish a developed network of hotels, which blend perfectly with white sandy beaches stretching along the coastline. The combination of an exotic subtropical nature and a modern eco-friendly infrastructure will boost tourist inflow to the island from the most distant parts of the world.


tass--2020-03-31--Moscow authorities order to use mobile networks to monitor lockdown compliance

MOSCOW , March 31 .
/TASS/ .
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has instructed Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin to use @ @ @ @ @ networks to monitor lockdown compliance .
A relevant order was published on the government ’ @ @ @ @ @ of the Coordination Council on Coronavirus Response .
`` Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has to @ @ @ @ @ compliance in the city with the assistance of mobile operators and through the use of @ @ @ @ @ government ’ s website , '' the document reads .
Russia has identified 2,337 coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ patients have recovered and 17 have died .
Moscow accounts for the majority of cases @ @ @ @ @ Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the country ’ s people informed @ @ @ @ @

MOSCOW, March 31. /TASS/. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has instructed Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin to use the city’s mobile networks to monitor lockdown compliance. A relevant order was published on the government’s website following a meeting of the Coordination Council on Coronavirus Response.
"Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has to ensure the monitoring of lockdown compliance in the city with the assistance of mobile operators and through the use of services available on the Moscow government’s website," the document reads.
Russia has identified 2,337 coronavirus cases so far, 121 patients have recovered and 17 have died. Moscow accounts for the majority of cases (1,613). The Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the country’s people informed about the coronavirus situation.


tass--2020-03-31--Putin, Trump did not discuss the US $15 mln bounty for Maduro’s ‘apprehension’ — Kremlin

MOSCOW , March 31 .
/TASS/ .
Presidents of Russia and the US Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump did not @ @ @ @ @ put up a $ 15 bounty for information that would lead to `` arrest or @ @ @ @ @ Nicolas Maduro , Kremlin spokesman , Dmitry Peskov said .
When asked whether the two @ @ @ @ @ a phone call that took place on the US initiative , the spokesman answered in @ @ @ @ @ authorities accused Maduro and a number of other Venezuelan officials of involvement in a drug @ @ @ @ @ president called these allegations ungrounded .
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman , Maria Zakharova also blasted @ @ @ @ @ and urged Washington to drop `` counter-productive attacks on the Maduro government , '' and @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus pandemic without distractions from the outside .

MOSCOW, March 31. /TASS/. Presidents of Russia and the US Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump did not discuss the US initiative to put up a $15 bounty for information that would lead to "arrest or conviction" of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov said.
When asked whether the two leaders discussed the issue during a phone call that took place on the US initiative, the spokesman answered in the negative.
The US authorities accused Maduro and a number of other Venezuelan officials of involvement in a drug terrorism plot. The Venezuelan president called these allegations ungrounded.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova also blasted the US charges as absurd and urged Washington to drop "counter-productive attacks on the Maduro government," and allow Venezuela to tackle the coronavirus pandemic without distractions from the outside.


tass--2020-03-31--Russia close to COVID-2019 pandemic peak, says Health Ministry epidemiologist

`` What we are seeing today is not a peak yet , '' said Briko , the Health Ministry ’ s chief epidemiologist .
`` The list of those infected keeps growing in this country and around the world .
I believe that we are pretty close to the peak .
I would like to think so .
I believe that late April and early May is the period when there will be far fewer new cases and the epidemic will subside , '' he said .
MOSCOW , March 31 .
/TASS/ .
Russia is on the threshold of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may be expected at the end of April or May , the chief of the epidemiology and evidence-based medicine department of the Sechenov medical university , Nikolai Briko , has said .
Briko explained that the seasonal factor was of great importance to the new coronavirus and other respiratory infections , which tend to get most active in the autumn , winter and early spring .
`` It ’ s a general biological law .
I believe that it is true of this infection as well , '' Briko said .
Also , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number of newly-identified cases might be related to an increase in the number of tests across the country .
`` Testing is now being made not only by Rospotrebnadzor laboratories .
Such right has been granted to the laboratories of medical organizations that work with group three and group four microrganisms .
By and large the situation will be changing in the near future , because the measures being taken in the country will certainly reduce the number of new cases , '' he concluded .
As of March 31 , Russia has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of 121 patients have recovered .
Most of those infected are in Moscow ( 1,613 ) .
According to the federal anti-coronavirus center , as at 12:00 on March 31 17 had died from the virus .
The Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public informed about the coronavirus situation .

"What we are seeing today is not a peak yet," said Briko, the Health Ministry’s chief epidemiologist. "The list of those infected keeps growing in this country and around the world. I believe that we are pretty close to the peak. I would like to think so. I believe that late April and early May is the period when there will be far fewer new cases and the epidemic will subside," he said.
MOSCOW, March 31. /TASS/. Russia is on the threshold of the COVID-2019 pandemic peak and a downtrend may be expected at the end of April or May, the chief of the epidemiology and evidence-based medicine department of the Sechenov medical university, Nikolai Briko, has said.
Briko explained that the seasonal factor was of great importance to the new coronavirus and other respiratory infections, which tend to get most active in the autumn, winter and early spring.
"It’s a general biological law. I believe that it is true of this infection as well," Briko said. Also, he speculated that the growth in the number of newly-identified cases might be related to an increase in the number of tests across the country.
"Testing is now being made not only by Rospotrebnadzor laboratories. Such right has been granted to the laboratories of medical organizations that work with group three and group four microrganisms. By and large the situation will be changing in the near future, because the measures being taken in the country will certainly reduce the number of new cases," he concluded.
As of March 31, Russia has registered 2,337 COVID-19 cases. A total of 121 patients have recovered. Most of those infected are in Moscow (1,613). According to the federal anti-coronavirus center, as at 12:00 on March 31 17 had died from the virus. The Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public informed about the coronavirus situation.


tass--2020-03-31--Kremlin commends work of Russian medical specialists

`` We can currently say that our headquarters , our medical workers and out healthcare system are working very well , '' Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Tuesday .
Journalists asked him whether the Kremlin is planning to draw any conclusions on the healthcare system optimization reform carried out since the coronavirus pandemic required that new medical facilities were opened .
`` This is a question for specialists , it should be addressed to the Health Ministry .
The Kremlin can not and should not make any assessments , even more so now amid the dangerous coronavirus developments , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him , `` it is impossible to make any long-standing conclusions based on the first few weeks of this situation unfolding , and there should be any . ''
Peskov underlined , `` Undeniably , when the situation is over it will have to be deeply analyzed with all conclusions and decisions focused on prospects . ''
`` No one should have any doubts that this analysis will be carried out , '' he added .
`` As for previously optimizing [ the healthcare system ] that is no longer optimized , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believes .
`` No country in the world could be ready and was ready for such an outbreak of infection , such a coronavirus outbreak .
No healthcare system in the world is going through this period without extreme pressure , '' the spokesman underlined .

"We can currently say that our headquarters, our medical workers and out healthcare system are working very well," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Tuesday.
Journalists asked him whether the Kremlin is planning to draw any conclusions on the healthcare system optimization reform carried out since the coronavirus pandemic required that new medical facilities were opened. "This is a question for specialists, it should be addressed to the Health Ministry. The Kremlin cannot and should not make any assessments, even more so now amid the dangerous coronavirus developments," the spokesman responded. According to him, "it is impossible to make any long-standing conclusions based on the first few weeks of this situation unfolding, and there should be any."
Peskov underlined, "Undeniably, when the situation is over it will have to be deeply analyzed with all conclusions and decisions focused on prospects." "No one should have any doubts that this analysis will be carried out," he added. "As for previously optimizing [the healthcare system] that is no longer optimized, it is just empty talk," he believes.
"No country in the world could be ready and was ready for such an outbreak of infection, such a coronavirus outbreak. No healthcare system in the world is going through this period without extreme pressure," the spokesman underlined.


tass--2020-03-31--Myanmar confirms first coronavirus-related death

BANGKOK , March 31 .
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Myanmar confirms the first coronavirus-related death , the Ministry of Health and Sport announced Tuesday .
According to the Ministry , the victim was a 69-year old male patient .
In February , the man , who in 2019 underwent chemotherapy , visited Australia .
On March 25 , he returned home and sought medical attention over symptoms , similar to the coronavirus .
He was put into an intensive care unit and tested positive for the coronavirus .
About 17 people , who contacted him , were quarantined , as well .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ its border for the foreigners .
On March 23 , two first coronavirus cases were diagnosed in people who came from the US and the UK .
Starting on March 29 , the authorities suspended all visa types approval for all nations until April 30 .
Myanmar also banned all passenger air service until April 13 .
On March 11 , 2020 , the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic .
To date , more than 786,600 people have been infected worldwide and over 37,800 have died , while more than 165,800 @ @ @

BANGKOK, March 31. /TASS/. Myanmar confirms the first coronavirus-related death, the Ministry of Health and Sport announced Tuesday.
According to the Ministry, the victim was a 69-year old male patient. In February, the man, who in 2019 underwent chemotherapy, visited Australia. On March 25, he returned home and sought medical attention over symptoms, similar to the coronavirus. He was put into an intensive care unit and tested positive for the coronavirus. About 17 people, who contacted him, were quarantined, as well.
Currently, Myanmar reports 14 confirmed coronavirus cases.
On March 19, the government sealed its border for the foreigners. On March 23, two first coronavirus cases were diagnosed in people who came from the US and the UK. Starting on March 29, the authorities suspended all visa types approval for all nations until April 30. Myanmar also banned all passenger air service until April 13.
On March 11, 2020, the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. To date, more than 786,600 people have been infected worldwide and over 37,800 have died, while more than 165,800 have recovered.


tass--2020-03-31--Russia, US continue discussing cooperation in fight against COVID-19

On March 30 , Putin and Trump held a phone call , during which they hashed over the COVID-19 pandemic MOSCOW , March 31 .
/TASS/ .
Russia and the US continue a practical discussion of the cooperation between both states in the fight against COVID-19 in accordance with the agreements between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump .
`` They discussed this issue , they discussed the importance of international cooperation .
The practical discussion of this issue will continue at the working level in accordance with the presidents ’ agreements , '' press secretary of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The conversation between Putin and Trump `` was fairly huge by content and lengthy in time , '' the press secretary said .
`` A very detailed exchange of information took place as regards measures undertaken by our countries to fight the coronavirus , '' Peskov commented .
On March 30 , Putin and Trump held a phone call , during which they hashed over the COVID-19 pandemic .
The heads of state expressed serious concern over the scale of the spread of the disease globally , updating each other on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to fight this threat , the Kremlin revealed .
The sides also discussed the possibilities for closer cooperation in this area .
The Kremlin spokesman did not indicate the time for the start of consultations between the US Secretary of Energy and the Russian Energy Minister on the oil market situation .
`` It was arranged that Presidents [ of Russia and the US ] would order to start such consultations , '' Peskov told reporters .
The Kremlin will inform if a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and Energy Minister Alexander Novak @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the abovementioned consultations , he added .
Peskov noted that Russia and the United States share understanding that the current price situation on the oil market is not in the interests of the two countries .
`` Certainly , there is understanding that the recent price situation is not in the interests of our countries , '' Peskov stressed .
Meanwhile Dmitry Peskov declined to comment on whether consultations on the situation on the oil market are possible between Russia , the United States and Saudi Arabia .
`` No comment , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whether the presidents of Russia and the US Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump discussed the possibility of holding separate consultations with Saudi Arabia on the oil market developments .

On March 30, Putin and Trump held a phone call, during which they hashed over the COVID-19 pandemic
MOSCOW, March 31. /TASS/. Russia and the US continue a practical discussion of the cooperation between both states in the fight against COVID-19 in accordance with the agreements between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump. "They discussed this issue, they discussed the importance of international cooperation. The practical discussion of this issue will continue at the working level in accordance with the presidents’ agreements," press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov informed.
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The conversation between Putin and Trump "was fairly huge by content and lengthy in time," the press secretary said. "A very detailed exchange of information took place as regards measures undertaken by our countries to fight the coronavirus," Peskov commented. On March 30, Putin and Trump held a phone call, during which they hashed over the COVID-19 pandemic. The heads of state expressed serious concern over the scale of the spread of the disease globally, updating each other on the measures taken in Russia and the US to fight this threat, the Kremlin revealed. The sides also discussed the possibilities for closer cooperation in this area. Russia-US oil market consultations


tass--2020-03-31--One in five Russians strongly worried over coronavirus issue, poll shows

MOSCOW , March 31 .
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One in five Russians has confessed that feels strong worries over the novel coronavirus infection issue , while more than half of the population are not overemotional over what is happening , as follows from an opinion poll quoted by the Russian government ’ s hotline website .
`` By and large 50 % to 60 % of the respondents have acknowledged they are somewhat worried by the current state of affairs .
About one in five said that the current events have by no means affected their mood or attitude to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 20 % of Russians are strongly worried over the coronavirus crisis and prospects .
And only a tiny share of the polled ( 5 % -6 % ) really panic , '' the website said in a news release .
The opinion poll was held on March 30-31 .
More than 9,000 voted in the telegram channel , more than 477,000 in Viber , and 15,000 in the social network VKontakte .
Russia has identified 2,337 coronavirus cases so far , 121 patients have recovered and 17 have died .
Moscow accounts for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public informed about the coronavirus situation .

MOSCOW, March 31. /TASS/. One in five Russians has confessed that feels strong worries over the novel coronavirus infection issue, while more than half of the population are not overemotional over what is happening, as follows from an opinion poll quoted by the Russian government’s hotline website.
"By and large 50% to 60% of the respondents have acknowledged they are somewhat worried by the current state of affairs. About one in five said that the current events have by no means affected their mood or attitude to the world. At the same time about 20% of Russians are strongly worried over the coronavirus crisis and prospects. And only a tiny share of the polled (5%-6%) really panic," the website said in a news release.
The opinion poll was held on March 30-31. More than 9,000 voted in the telegram channel, more than 477,000 in Viber, and 15,000 in the social network VKontakte.
Russia has identified 2,337 coronavirus cases so far, 121 patients have recovered and 17 have died. Moscow accounts for the majority of cases (1,613). The Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public informed about the coronavirus situation.


tass--2020-03-31--First death from COVID-19 documented in Belarus

MINSK , March 31 .
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has informed of the first death from the novel coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) in the country during a meeting with the country ’ s top senator Natalya Kochanova , BelTA news agency reports .
`` The wife is healthy , she was living together with the husband , the daughter is healthy .
Because they have a strong immune system .
But he , poor guy , did n't make it .
He was hospitalized with a bad case of pneumonia , his lungs were artificially ventilated , medics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he said , quoted by BelTA .
According to Belarusian media , the deceased man was 75 years old and lived in Vitebsk in the northeast of the country .
Lukashenko noted that the health minister had been sent to the city .
`` I am not saying there is some catastrophe with the coronavirus [ in the Vitebsk Region ] .
The Vitebsk Region has a different climate and the morbidity peak has shifted a bit .
Yes , some errors were made .
I would like to hear about them .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I 've sent him and specialists there .
I want them to pay attention , analyze things and make conclusions , '' he added .
Lukashenko stressed that it is especially important to take care of the elderly in this situation .
`` Not because they are old but because their immune systems are weak .
And secondly they have a bunch of illnesses , '' he noted .
At the same time , he called on Belarusian doctors not to forget about other patients in need of medical aid .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ times more people .
We just focus on the coronavirus epidemic .
We have patients that suffer from oncological diseases , cardiovascular diseases , and asthma .
We also have people that suffer from pneumonia without any complications .
And the number of deaths caused by these diseases is hundreds of times higher than the number of deaths caused by the coronavirus , '' the Belarusian president stressed .

MINSK, March 31. /TASS/. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has informed of the first death from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country during a meeting with the country’s top senator Natalya Kochanova, BelTA news agency reports.
"The wife is healthy, she was living together with the husband, the daughter is healthy. Because they have a strong immune system. But he, poor guy, didn't make it. He was hospitalized with a bad case of pneumonia, his lungs were artificially ventilated, medics worked hard to save him," he said, quoted by BelTA.
According to Belarusian media, the deceased man was 75 years old and lived in Vitebsk in the northeast of the country. Lukashenko noted that the health minister had been sent to the city. "I am not saying there is some catastrophe with the coronavirus [in the Vitebsk Region]. The Vitebsk Region has a different climate and the morbidity peak has shifted a bit. Yes, some errors were made. I would like to hear about them. The healthcare minister is working there today. I've sent him and specialists there. I want them to pay attention, analyze things and make conclusions," he added.
Lukashenko stressed that it is especially important to take care of the elderly in this situation. "Not because they are old but because their immune systems are weak. And secondly they have a bunch of illnesses," he noted.
At the same time, he called on Belarusian doctors not to forget about other patients in need of medical aid. "Diseases other than viruses kill hundreds of times more people. We just focus on the coronavirus epidemic. We have patients that suffer from oncological diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and asthma. We also have people that suffer from pneumonia without any complications. And the number of deaths caused by these diseases is hundreds of times higher than the number of deaths caused by the coronavirus," the Belarusian president stressed.


tass--2020-03-31--Spain’s coronavirus deaths exceed 8,000

Spain’s coronavirus deaths exceed 8,000

MADRID , March 31 .
/TASS/ .
As many as 94,417 coronavirus cases have been identified in Spain so far @ @ @ @ @ Health Ministry said on Tuesday .
According to the ministry , 8,189 people have died @ @ @ @ @ Infection cases in Spain have outnumbered those in China .
Spain recorded its first coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ The number of patients started to grow rapidly after an outbreak had hit Italy .
@ @ @ @ @ Spanish Council of Ministers declared a high alert over the coronavirus , restricting the movement @ @ @ @ @ .

MADRID, March 31. /TASS/. As many as 94,417 coronavirus cases have been identified in Spain so far, the country’s Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
According to the ministry, 8,189 people have died and 19,259 have recovered. Infection cases in Spain have outnumbered those in China.
Spain recorded its first coronavirus case on January 31. The number of patients started to grow rapidly after an outbreak had hit Italy. On March 14, the Spanish Council of Ministers declared a high alert over the coronavirus, restricting the movement of people across the country.


tass--2020-03-31--PM Mishustin orders to allocate funds to Russians remaining abroad

MOSCOW , March 31 .
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The Russian government asked the Finance Ministry to allocate funds to support Russian @ @ @ @ @ return from overseas , according to government ’ s assignments posted on Tuesday .
`` @ @ @ @ @ support allocation of budget assignments of the federal budget for 2020 to the Russian Ministry @ @ @ @ @ Russian citizens having no opportunity to return to the Russian Federation , requiring material assistance @ @ @ @ @ the country of stay , '' the document says .
The Foreign Ministry is also @ @ @ @ @ assistance '' to mentioned Russian nationals .
Russia completely closed the international passenger air traffic @ @ @ @ @ possibility for charters to bring Russians back home .
2,337 of coronavirus infection cases were @ @ @ @ @ March 31 , with 121 individuals recovered .
17 individuals died as of today ’ @ @ @ @ @

MOSCOW, March 31. /TASS/. The Russian government asked the Finance Ministry to allocate funds to support Russian citizens having no opportunity to return from overseas, according to government’s assignments posted on Tuesday.
"The Russian Finance Ministry to support allocation of budget assignments of the federal budget for 2020 to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to support Russian citizens having no opportunity to return to the Russian Federation, requiring material assistance and not having housing in the country of stay," the document says.
The Foreign Ministry is also instructed "to provide material assistance" to mentioned Russian nationals.
Russia completely closed the international passenger air traffic earlier, leaving only the possibility for charters to bring Russians back home.
2,337 of coronavirus infection cases were registered in Russia as of March 31, with 121 individuals recovered. 17 individuals died as of today’s noon Moscow time.


tass--2020-04-01--Russian scientists ready to develop coronavirus cure from survivors’ blood in 30 days

NOVOSIBIRKS , April 1 .
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Scientists from Russian Academy of Sciences ’ Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine are ready to develop a coronavirus cure , based on coronavirus survivors ’ blood , in 30 days , the Institute press service said .
`` The experimental medicine for specific coronavirus infection therapy will be an enriched fraction of human blood antiviral immunoglobulins , extracted from plasma of patients who recovered from the coronavirus .
Its development is expected to take 30 days , '' the press service said .
According to the press service , some 500 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plasma is needed to make a cure .
The medicine is expected to be administered intravenously .
The scientists believe that this medicine will be completely sterile and non-pyrogenic .
To develop the medicine , the scientists need 6 million rubles ( $ 76,482 ) in funding .
In late December 2019 , Chinese authorities notified the World Health Organization ( WHO ) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan , in central China .
Since then , cases of the novel coronavirus - named COVID-19 by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every corner of the globe , including Russia .
On March 11 , 2020 , the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic .
To date , more than 850,000 people have been infected worldwide and over 42,000 deaths have been reported .
So far , a total of 2,777 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia , with 190 patients having recovered from the illness .
The country ’ s latest data indicates 24 fatalities nationwide .

NOVOSIBIRKS, April 1. /TASS/. Scientists from Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine are ready to develop a coronavirus cure, based on coronavirus survivors’ blood, in 30 days, the Institute press service said.
"The experimental medicine for specific coronavirus infection therapy will be an enriched fraction of human blood antiviral immunoglobulins, extracted from plasma of patients who recovered from the coronavirus. Its development is expected to take 30 days," the press service said.
According to the press service, some 500 ml of coronavirus survivor’s blood plasma is needed to make a cure. The medicine is expected to be administered intravenously. The scientists believe that this medicine will be completely sterile and non-pyrogenic. To develop the medicine, the scientists need 6 million rubles ($76,482) in funding.
In late December 2019, Chinese authorities notified the World Health Organization (WHO) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan, in central China. Since then, cases of the novel coronavirus - named COVID-19 by the WHO - have been reported in every corner of the globe, including Russia.
On March 11, 2020, the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. To date, more than 850,000 people have been infected worldwide and over 42,000 deaths have been reported.
So far, a total of 2,777 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 190 patients having recovered from the illness. The country’s latest data indicates 24 fatalities nationwide.


tass--2020-04-01--Passenger traffic of Russian airports down 75% by end of March

`` Over the past day , the passenger traffic at the largest Russian airports dipped by another 5 % .
The industry completed March at the level of 75 % ( compared to March last year - TASS ) , '' the statement said .
MOSCOW , April 1 .
/TASS/ .
The passenger traffic of Russian airports in March decreased by 75 % compared to last year , the International Airport Association said on Wednesday .
On March 27 , Russia suspended all international regular and charter flights .
Air carriers are allowed to only evacuate Russians home .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ freight , postal , sanitary and humanitarian flights .
In late December 2019 , Chinese authorities notified the World Health Organization ( WHO ) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan , in central China .
Since then , cases of the novel coronavirus - named COVID-19 by the WHO - have been reported in every corner of the globe , including Russia .
On March 11 , 2020 , the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic .
To date , more than 850,000 people have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been reported .
So far , a total of 2,777 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia , with 190 patients having recovered from the illness .
The country ’ s latest data indicates 24 fatalities nationwide .
Earlier , the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public informed about the coronavirus situation .

"Over the past day, the passenger traffic at the largest Russian airports dipped by another 5%. The industry completed March at the level of 75% (compared to March last year - TASS)," the statement said.
MOSCOW, April 1. /TASS/. The passenger traffic of Russian airports in March decreased by 75% compared to last year, the International Airport Association said on Wednesday.
On March 27, Russia suspended all international regular and charter flights. Air carriers are allowed to only evacuate Russians home. However, the ban does not cover freight, postal, sanitary and humanitarian flights.
In late December 2019, Chinese authorities notified the World Health Organization (WHO) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan, in central China. Since then, cases of the novel coronavirus - named COVID-19 by the WHO - have been reported in every corner of the globe, including Russia.
On March 11, 2020, the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. To date, more than 850,000 people have been infected worldwide and over 42,000 deaths have been reported.
So far, a total of 2,777 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 190 patients having recovered from the illness. The country’s latest data indicates 24 fatalities nationwide. Earlier, the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public informed about the coronavirus situation.


tass--2020-04-01--Russian, US energy ministries note necessity to respond to challenges in energy sector

MOSCOW , April 1 .
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Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak has held telephone talks with US Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette .
The sides discussed the current state of the global oil market and the promising areas of cooperation , agreed to continue the dialogue and noted the necessity to respond to existing challenges in the global energy sector , such as the falling demand and oil supply glut , Russia ’ s Energy Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday .
`` Ministers noted that the falling demand and supply glut on the oil market do not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ create risks for the stable supply of the market after the start of the global economic recovery .
Moreover , heads of energy departments noted the necessity to provide a constructive response to existing challenges and further continuation of the dialogue , '' the statement runs .
The sides also discussed the promising areas of cooperation between the two countries on the energy market through G20 and World Bank .
The ministry noted that the talks between energy ministers of the two states were held after the telephone conversation between Russian and US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , on March 30 .
On Monday , the Kremlin ’ s press service said that heads of the two countries hashed over the current status of the global oil market , adding that it was agreed to hold Russian-American consultations on that issue through energy ministers .
The White House also reported that presidents had agreed the necessity to ensure stability on global energy markets .
The OPEC+ agreement on crude production cuts expired on March 31 .
It was not extended due to divergent positions of two biggest participants as Russia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the previous conditions and for the second quarter of 2020 only , whereas Saudi Arabia insisted on deepening cuts by another 1.5 mln barrels per day by the end of the year .
After withdrawing from the agreement , the kingdom plans to capture the oil market by reducing prices .
Meanwhile , the global oil demand may decline by 26-30 mln barrels per day , analysts warn , as oil consumption has dropped sharply due to quarantine measures across the globe .

MOSCOW, April 1. /TASS/. Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak has held telephone talks with US Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette. The sides discussed the current state of the global oil market and the promising areas of cooperation, agreed to continue the dialogue and noted the necessity to respond to existing challenges in the global energy sector, such as the falling demand and oil supply glut, Russia’s Energy Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
"Ministers noted that the falling demand and supply glut on the oil market do not facilitate the development of global energy and create risks for the stable supply of the market after the start of the global economic recovery. Moreover, heads of energy departments noted the necessity to provide a constructive response to existing challenges and further continuation of the dialogue," the statement runs.
The sides also discussed the promising areas of cooperation between the two countries on the energy market through G20 and World Bank.
The ministry noted that the talks between energy ministers of the two states were held after the telephone conversation between Russian and US presidents, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, on March 30.
On Monday, the Kremlin’s press service said that heads of the two countries hashed over the current status of the global oil market, adding that it was agreed to hold Russian-American consultations on that issue through energy ministers. The White House also reported that presidents had agreed the necessity to ensure stability on global energy markets.
The OPEC+ agreement on crude production cuts expired on March 31. It was not extended due to divergent positions of two biggest participants as Russia suggested that the deal be extended under the previous conditions and for the second quarter of 2020 only, whereas Saudi Arabia insisted on deepening cuts by another 1.5 mln barrels per day by the end of the year. After withdrawing from the agreement, the kingdom plans to capture the oil market by reducing prices. Meanwhile, the global oil demand may decline by 26-30 mln barrels per day, analysts warn, as oil consumption has dropped sharply due to quarantine measures across the globe.


tass--2020-04-01--Second coronavirus-related death reported in Belarus

MINSK , April 1 .
/TASS/ .
The Belarusian Ministry of Health has reported the second coronavirus-related death in the @ @ @ @ @ is preliminary data .
`` The second case has been recorded .
That was an @ @ @ @ @ chronic diseases .
According to preliminary data , they were exacerbated by the coronavirus infection @ @ @ @ @ in a statement .
According to the Ministry of Health , more than 32,000 coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ Belarus to date .
The total number of coronavirus cases in the country remains undisclosed @ @ @ @ @ had tested positive for COVID-19 have been discharged from hospitals over the past 24 hours @ @ @ @ @ medical supervision and are receiving medical care , '' the statement reads .
The ministry @ @ @ @ @ monitor the epidemiological situation in the country , and , if necessary , patients are @ @ @ @ @ supervision and examination .
The number of coronavirus cases in Belarus reached 163 on March @ @ @ @ @ fatality was reported in Vitebsk on the same day .

MINSK, April 1. /TASS/. The Belarusian Ministry of Health has reported the second coronavirus-related death in the country, stressing that this is preliminary data.
"The second case has been recorded. That was an elderly patient who had numerous chronic diseases. According to preliminary data, they were exacerbated by the coronavirus infection," the ministry said in a statement.
According to the Ministry of Health, more than 32,000 coronavirus tests have been conducted in Belarus to date. The total number of coronavirus cases in the country remains undisclosed. "Five patients who had tested positive for COVID-19 have been discharged from hospitals over the past 24 hours, 157 people are under medical supervision and are receiving medical care," the statement reads.
The ministry noted that it continued to monitor the epidemiological situation in the country, and, if necessary, patients are taken to hospitals for medical supervision and examination.
The number of coronavirus cases in Belarus reached 163 on March 31. The first coronavirus-related fatality was reported in Vitebsk on the same day.