Kremlin says no end date for Russia’s coronavirus lockdown

By Amwal Al Ghad English On Apr 24, 2020

coronavirus in Russia — Tourists wear protective face masks as they walk in Red Square near the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. The outbreak of the deadly coronavirus threatens to derail a fragile stabilization in the world economy, which had appeared poised to benefit from the phase one U.S.-China trade deal, and signs of a tech turnaround. (Photo Credit: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg)

Russia’s government has not set a date for ending its nationwide coronavirus-related lockdown, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov announced on Thursday.

“No, there is no such date. There is a specific time period tied to a specific epidemiological situation.” Peskov said.

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