Putin urged to take extraordinary measures to combat COVID 19

MOSCOW, 14 APR — RIA Novosti. to stop the spread of the coronavirus that requires extraordinary measures, said Vladimir Putin at online meeting the Supreme Eurasian economic Council in connection with the pandemic.

He noted that in some countries, “taken really extraordinary measures,” but the fight against the disease is possible only by uniting the efforts of the international community.

According to Putin, the Russian authorities allocate to 1.2% of GDP, to minimize the negative impact of coronavirus, the President did not rule out that if necessary, the EEU countries to attract the resources of Eurasian Fund for stabilization and development and the Eurasian development Bank.

In a joint statement, leaders of the Eurasian economic Union, adopted at the summit, noted that the restrictions imposed around the world, should be removed after the end of the pandemic COVID-19.

of All disease in Russia was diagnosed in 21 of 102 people, recovered 1694, died from the disease in 170 patients. Conducted more than 1.4 million tests.