He said he was extending the week long no work order to april 30. He said workers will still regular wages. Speaking russian] translator friends, my fellow russians, the week i announced as the nonworking week is coming to an end. This is a very tense schedule that we are seeing doctors, nurses, still working. All the medical staff of health institutions. They are all struggling. Ward, every infectious hospital, they are on the front lines. They are treating and saving people. They prevent general prevention. And im sure that all of the russians would appreciate what we are doing. And there are other industries that are working hard. I would like to sincerely thank all of you, without any exception, and i would like to say thank you to the volunteers, all the people who are not in different, who know that they can do their part. Those that have followed all the guidelines from medical specialists, who take care of the health of their relatives and their surroundings. It was introduced across the selfisolation regimes, for many reasons, has bought us time for a lot of preventive action, to revise all the authorities and resources in our health care system, to fight the pandemic in the most efficient way, using our own experience and the best practices from other countries. What is critically important, overall, so far, we have taken care of the elderly. We have not seen any outbreak of epidemics in educational establishment, in preschool facilities or universities and schools, but what is next . I would like to emphasize that when we take further action, we still need to be aware that, as specialists say, the peak of the epidemic is not over. This is why i have taken the decision to extend the nonworking time until the end of the month, until the 30th of april, and that is a paid leave. The workers will still get their salaries. The situation is changing. Lots of municipalities, a lot of regions, the situation varies. We have a huge country, a vast territory, different density of population, and there are regions where coronavirus has created serious threats to the people. Take moscow. Despite the actions of the federal authorities as city hall, we have not reversed the trend. Regions, fewer and fewer regions, unfortunately, where we havent seen a single case of covid19. So somewhere we need to take more severe action, while elsewhere, remaining alert of a local targeted faction would suffice. This is why heads of russian regions, at my direction, will get additional powers. By the end of the week, they will have to identify specific sets of preventive action, regionspecific measures to take care of the health and safety of the people, and also the sustainability of the economy and the critical infrastructure. Once again, the regions need to take stock of the reality on the ground and take an appropriate decision on the isolation regime, what kind of local action they will take to comply with the decree of the russian president. Which institutions and bodies and factories need to stop and which can continue to go on, providing for the safety of the people. All the authorities will continue working. All the essential factories still work. Grocery stores, pharmacies, and all those who provide for the lives of the people. Now, if we need to introduce further restrictions for , particular establishments, or for, in the case of any plants or factories, the regions will have to get approval from federal authorities. We need to work handinhand at the federal, regional, and municipal level. And this is why i asked all of my assistants in the regions to coordinate their activities. We all need to get the organizationo the committee at the government. It will be processed, analyzed, and be taken into account. In the decisionmaking process. And the actions of the authorities will need to be definitely coordinated with our health care authorities. We need to take care of the safety and health of the people. That is our priority number one. If we see any future developments, we might take further action. We will adjust the number of days that we need to stay in isolation. Perhaps we can roll it back, so that there will be fewer days where we will be staying on paid leave. Once again, we need to remember that it is as important today to keep their jobs and the livelihoods of our people. That is our general priority for the government, for the business community. We need to provide for an efficient, stable economy. That is the foundation that will help us to resolve the key challenges we are facing, particularly in health care. My fellow russians, i would like to ask you to continue to follow the guidelines of the doctors and the authorities. Take care of your health and the health of your relatives. Our shared responsibility and support is increasingly important. This was a short time, just 12 weeks, but we saw that when we realized the importance of the threat, we can mitigate the risks. Im certain that we will continue to act as concerted as before. And we need to take preventive action to get one step ahead of the virus. I wish you all the best and good health. Take care. Cspan has roundtheclock coverage of the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic and it is all available on demand at cspan. Org coronavirus. Watch white house briefings, updates from governors and state officials, track the spread throughout the u. S. And the world with interactive maps, watch ondemand any time, unfiltered, at cspan. Org coronavirus. 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