Politics

Russia's Putin unleashes measures to tackle Covid-19 threat

Proposed steps are aimed to keep unemployment under control and companies in business

Facing the threat: Russian President Vladimir Putin, wearing a yellow protective suit, enters a hospital for coronavirus patients in the Kommunarka settlement near Moscow, Russia, on the eve of his address to the nation
Facing the threat: Russian President Vladimir Putin, wearing a yellow protective suit, enters a hospital for coronavirus patients in the Kommunarka settlement near Moscow, Russia, on the eve of his address to the nationPhoto: AP/SCANPIX
  • Vladimir Afanasiev
Moscow
Published 25 March 2020, 16:31Updated 25 March 2020, 16:31
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