Fifty-three regions were placed under lockdown, while restrictions are in place in Yakutia for certain localities

MOSCOW, March31. /TASS/. Two-thirds of the Russian regions have enforced additional restrictive measures for their residents the way Moscow and the Moscow Region did earlier.

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Fifty-three regions were placed under lockdown, while restrictions are in place in Yakutia for certain localities. The Amur Region has imposed quarantine measures for people older than 65 and those in the risk group due to health problems. Chechnya was declared a quarantine zone, the region has closed its border for entry and people are not allowed to leave their houses without necessity. The Krasnodar Region imposed quarantine restrictions from 18:00 Moscow time on Tuesday.

On March 29, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and Governor of the Moscow Region Andrei Vorobyov expanded high alert measures by signing respective orders. The new steps particularly stipulate self-isolation for all citizens of all ages unless they require urgent medical help, food or medicines or head to work if they still need to be there physically. According to Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, these measures are logical and in line with the restrictive measures proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. On Monday, Mishustin suggested that heads of all Russian regions should impose measures similar to those introduced in Moscow. On Tuesday afternoon, 16 more regions joined the lockdown list. These are Buryatia, Kalmykia, Udmurt Region, the Altai Republic, the Altai Region, the Jewish Autonomous Region, Kemerovo, Samara, Pskov, Voronezh, Tomsk, Kirov, Irkutsk, Kurgan, Bryansk and Penza regions. Earlier, the self-isolation regime for citizens of all ages was imposed in 37 regions, including the Moscow and St. Petersburg regions. All residents of these regions are ordered to stay home and can go out only to call at a nearby drug store or supermarket, walk the pet, as well as dispose garbage and travel to work if they cannot work from home on official days off declared nationwide between March 28 and April 5.