Moscow Has Most Of Russia's COVID-19 Cases, But Work Stoppages Are Nationwide

Russia reported 954 new cases of coronavirus infection on Monday — the largest one-day spike in COVID-19 since the country began tracking the disease. For now, Moscow remains a hot spot.

Municipal tankers spray disinfectant as a precaution against the coronavirus in Moscow on Sunday. Most of Russia's COVID-19 cases have been recorded in Moscow.Municipal tankers spray disinfectant as a precaution against the coronavirus in Moscow on Sunday. Most of Russia's COVID-19 cases have been recorded in Moscow.

Most of Russia's 140 million citizens are currently in what authorities call"home isolation," amid a month-long paid work stoppage ordered last week by President Vladimir Putin.outlining the measure, Putin also granted regional authorities leeway in responding to the pandemic — in effect, arguing a one-size-fits-all approach is impractical for the world's largest country by landmass.

"Of course a lot of people say, 'What do we need to keep staying home for? We only have 11 cases,'" Dr. Salavat Suelemanov, 68, a veteran clinical pharmacologist in the city of Khabarovsk in Russia's Far East, tells NPR."But that's why we doctors have to explain to the people why it's necessary." "We understand that there will be a wave of people coming from the capital, hoping to self-isolate here," said Arthur Fokin, the head of the region's health department, in comments carried by Russia's Interfax news agency.

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