Peskov Admitted Possible Direct Material Assistance to Russians

The Russian Federation President Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov did not rule out that direct material assistance could be paid to the Russians. He stated this on April 30 in an interview with RTVI. At the same time, he noted that this may be caused by the need to support the economic life of the country. On April 15, Moscow Deputy Mayor Vladimir Efimov announced that more than 7 billion rubles would be allocated as a regional payment for Moscow residents who lost their jobs during the coronavirus epidemic. In turn, the mayor of the capital, Sergei Sobyanin, said that citizens over 65 years of age and citizens with chronic diseases would be paid one-time financial assistance in the amount of 4 thousand rubles. Of these, 2 thousand rubles will be paid in advance, another 2 thousand rubles - at the end of the self-isolation regime. The spread of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes the infectious disease COVID-19, began in late December last year in Wuhan, China. Up-to-date information on the situation with coronavirus is available on the sites of stopcoronavirus.rf and access to all.rf, as well as the hashtag #We Together. Coronavirus hotline phone number: 8-800-2000-112.