As the coronavirus continues to spread in Russia, authorities in Moscow have stepped up to try to contain the virus — from closing schools and banning public gatherings to disinfecting public transport daily. There are currently 114 confirmed coronavirus cases in Russia, 57 of which are located in Moscow. | The Moscow Times

Russia, like many other countries, struggles with the problem of homelessness. Estimates of Russia’s homeless population range from the thousands to millions. Meet Georgina Deiratani, a woman who lived in Syria and moved to Moscow in 2002. Since 2017, she has organized a food bank to feed the homeless at Yaroslavsky Station every Wednesday. | The Moscow Times

As Russia recently reinstated a national mask mandate, the Moscow Metro decided to get creative with its public health advert urging Muscovites to protect themselves against the coronavirus and follow public health regulations Read more here: https://bit.ly/2TJbp9V | The Moscow Times

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With almost two years of practice under its belt, it’s no surprise that the city of Moscow has become enormously efficient about how it trashes the flowers, candles, and portraits regularly left at an unofficial memorial on the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge, at the spot of Boris Nemtsov’s assassination in February 2015. https://themoscowtimes.com/news/moscows-fruitless-but-efficient-efforts-to-erase-the-nemtsov-memorial-grind-on-57015 | The Moscow Times

This is how Moscow businessmen are turning into street fighters, one punch at a time. See more at http://bit.ly/1L1jcVl | The Moscow Times