Govt approves procedure of help to Russians stranded abroad
"Our employees have begun raising funds in the diplomatic mission to support citizens in a difficult situation in the United States. The funds will be used to pay for hotel accommodation and purchase basic necessities for the most needy compatriots," the embassy said in a Twitter post.
About 250 Russians were expected to return from New York to Moscow on April 3. According to Russia’s coronavirus crisis center, international flights used to evacuate Russian citizens from other countries were suspended on April 4.
"The attached regulations on social support (assistance) to the Russian citizens staying on the territory of a foreign country and unable to return to the Russian Federation amidst the spread of the novel coronavirus shall be approved," the document says.
The resolution says that the Russian Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media was assigned to create and control an online application form on the portal of public services for people in need and to daily inform the Foreign and Interior Ministries that are to verify the information and take decisions about the assistance. The Foreign Ministry is instructed to forward the lists of the Russian citizens who have received aid to the Federal Tax Service and to the Federal Security Service.
The resolution was said to be effective immediately.
As of Saturday April 4th, a total of 4,731 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 333 patients having recovered from the virus. Moscow handles the bulk of the cases (3,357). The country’s latest data indicates 43 fatalities nationwide. Earlier, the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation.
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