- Title: Coronavirus shuts down ever-bustling Russian capital
- Date: 1st April 2020
- Summary: MOSCOW, RUSSIA (APRIL 1, 2020) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF CLOSED PLAYGROUNDS EMPTY RESIDENTIAL AREA INTERCOM BEING CLEANED BY MUNICIPAL WORKER PEOPLE WEARING SURGICAL MASKS LEAVING SUPERMARKET MOSCOW, RUSSIA (APRIL 1, 2020) (VIDEO OBTAINED BY REUTERS) LINES MARKING 1,5 METER DISTANCE ON FLOOR IN SUPERMARKET WOMAN WEARING SURGICAL MASK NEAR SUPERMARKET SHELVES VARIOUS OF PEOP
- Embargoed: 15th April 2020 15:55
- Keywords: Moscow coronavirus empty streets
- Location: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
- City: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
- Country: Russia
- Topics: Health/Medicine
- Reuters ID: LVA001C7NUBEV
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Streets in the Russian capital were deserted on Wednesday (April 1), as Russia's official tally of coronavirus cases rose to 2,777 on Wednesday with 24 dead.
Under new rules that came into force in Moscow on Monday, residents can only leave their homes to buy food or medicine nearby, get urgent medical treatment, walk the dog or empty trash bins.
Some of the Russian supermarkets and pharmacies marked their floor so that people stand apart
The Russian government is considering declaring a state of national emergency over coronavirus to allow it to bring in tougher measures, three senior officials told Reuters, but the Kremlin denied the reports.
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