Russia has managed to work in advance and to mitigate the effects of the pandemic on the economy and citizens, said Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday at meeting on the implementation of measures to support the economy and social sphere.
the Government and the regional authorities quickly took action, but “the main thing is the result, how significant and timely support for individuals, families, businesses, stressed the head of state”.
the First decisions of the government and the President took in difficult conditions – about the virus was little known, and the pandemic spread rapidly.
“it was Necessary to solve two tasks: to protect the safety of people, work in advance, in General it can be done, — said the Russian leader. — It was necessary to bring down the epidemic and to minimize, to mitigate its negative social and economic consequences.”
In the first place, support was provided to families with children, supported employment, and business.
All support measures were reasonable and consistent, “was calculated so that it is most effectively to help comes to those who are in particular need.”
Russia is recovering from a pandemic coronavirus infection with minimal losses, said earlier the President of Russia Vladimir Putin in interview to the program “Moscow. The Kremlin. Putin” on TV channel “Russia-1”.
