Russia could extend President Vladimir Putin’s weeklong paid time off for another week as it looks to fight the deadly coronavirus outbreak, the Kommersant business daily reported.
Kommersant, without citing sources, said it had obtained information that the "non-working week" will roll over into the week of April 5-11.
Anna Popova, who heads Russia’s consumer protection watchdog, have urged Putin to extend the non-working week, citing the virus’ incubation period of up to 14 days.
Putin declared a "non-working week" from March 28 to April 5 to encourage Russians to stay home and slow the spread of coronavirus, which has infected 2,777 and killed 24 Russians as of Wednesday.
