| 2020-01-01 | 
                                                                                            Health screenings in airports and border crossings | 
                                                                                            At all checkpoints across the state border of the Russian Federation, Rospotrebnadzor conducts enhan... | 
                                                                                            Russian Government  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-05 | 
                                                                                            Isolation and quarantine policies | 
                                                                                            Visitors should self-isolate for 14 days if they are arriving from China, South Korea, Italy, Iran, ... | 
                                                                                            UK Government Travel Advice  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-05 | 
                                                                                            Introduction of isolation and quarantine policies | 
                                                                                            Visitors should self-isolate for 14 days if they are arriving from China, South Korea, Italy, Iran, ... | 
                                                                                            UK Government Travel Advice  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-13 | 
                                                                                            Visa restrictions | 
                                                                                            Temporary suspension of visa for Italians with diplomatic, business and humanitarian exceptions.... | 
                                                                                            Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Italy  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-15 | 
                                                                                            Visa restrictions | 
                                                                                            Banned entry of non-residents (except airline crew and official delegations) into Russia from China,... | 
                                                                                            UK Government Travel Advice  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-16 | 
                                                                                            Border closure  | 
                                                                                            Borders will be closed to all foreign nationals until May... | 
                                                                                            Russia Today  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-16 | 
                                                                                            Limit public gatherings | 
                                                                                            Public indoor events limited to no more than 50 people... | 
                                                                                            USN  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-16 | 
                                                                                            Isolation and quarantine policies | 
                                                                                            14-day self Quarantines in place for those arriving from China and . Country specific Quarantines ar... | 
                                                                                            US Embassy  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-16 | 
                                                                                            Introduction of isolation and quarantine policies | 
                                                                                            14-day self Quarantines in place for those arriving from China and . Country specific Quarantines ar... | 
                                                                                            US Embassy  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-16 | 
                                                                                            International flights suspension | 
                                                                                            Passenger flights suspended between Russia and EU member states ... | 
                                                                                            UK Government Travel Advice  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-18 | 
                                                                                            Border checks  | 
                                                                                            Movement through border posts with China, Mongolia, Poland, Norway and Belarus is restricted.... | 
                                                                                            international SOS  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-18 | 
                                                                                            Visa restrictions | 
                                                                                            Ban on all Foreign Travellers into Russia (Until at least 1 may) *except: citizens, diplomatic staff... | 
                                                                                            international SOS  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-20 | 
                                                                                            International flights suspension | 
                                                                                            Most flights to U.S, U.K and UAE... | 
                                                                                            international SOS  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-21 | 
                                                                                            Strengthening the public health system | 
                                                                                            All the centers of hygiene and epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor in Russia are provided with diagnosti... | 
                                                                                            Russian Federation Government  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-23 | 
                                                                                            International flights suspension | 
                                                                                            Suspended a large number of international flights mainly to secondary cities and holiday resorts. Ho... | 
                                                                                            International SOS  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-24 | 
                                                                                            Visa restrictions | 
                                                                                            CIS citizens as well as those who live in the breakaway separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Oss... | 
                                                                                            International SOS  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-26 | 
                                                                                            Isolation and quarantine policies | 
                                                                                            March 26 – April 14, individuals who are 65 and older in Moscow must self-quarantine.... | 
                                                                                            US Embassy   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-26 | 
                                                                                            Introduction of isolation and quarantine policies | 
                                                                                            March 26 – April 14, individuals who are 65 and older in Moscow must self-quarantine.... | 
                                                                                            US Embassy   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-27 | 
                                                                                            International flights suspension | 
                                                                                            the Government of the Russian Federation ended all regular commercial airline flights. Limited chart... | 
                                                                                            US Embassy   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-28 | 
                                                                                            Economic measures | 
                                                                                            President Vladimir Putin has declared a nationwide PAID holiday March 28 to April 5... | 
                                                                                            Moscow Times  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-28 | 
                                                                                            Closure of businesses and public services | 
                                                                                            no new guests will be accepted in Russian hotels from March 28 – June 1.... | 
                                                                                            US Embassy   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-28 | 
                                                                                            Public services closure  | 
                                                                                            no new guests will be accepted in Russian hotels from March 28 – June 1.... | 
                                                                                            US Embassy   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-28 | 
                                                                                            Partial lockdown | 
                                                                                            From March 28 – April 30, the Government of the Russian Federation has declared a "holiday" for al... | 
                                                                                            US Embassy   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-30 | 
                                                                                            Isolation and quarantine policies | 
                                                                                            Moscow: From 30 March, all people (regardless of age) in the capital Moscow and the rest of the Mosc... | 
                                                                                            International SOS  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-30 | 
                                                                                            Border closure  | 
                                                                                            Effective March 30, the Government of the Russian Federation announced that it will close Russia’s... | 
                                                                                            US Embassy  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-30 | 
                                                                                            Introduction of isolation and quarantine policies | 
                                                                                            Moscow: From 30 March, all people (regardless of age) in the capital Moscow and the rest of the Mosc... | 
                                                                                            International SOS  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-01 | 
                                                                                            Emergency administrative structures activated or established | 
                                                                                            Authorities have approved legislation imposing severe punishment — including up to five years in p... | 
                                                                                            International SOS  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-02 | 
                                                                                            Closure of businesses and public services | 
                                                                                            One of Moscow’s leading cancer hospitals, the Blokhin Cancer Center, has stopped admitting patient... | 
                                                                                            Moscow Times  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-02 | 
                                                                                            Public services closure  | 
                                                                                            One of Moscow’s leading cancer hospitals, the Blokhin Cancer Center, has stopped admitting patient... | 
                                                                                            Moscow Times  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-02 | 
                                                                                            Isolation and quarantine policies | 
                                                                                            Sobyanin signed a law imposing fines on Muscovites found to be violating the city's self-isolation o... | 
                                                                                            Moscow Times  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-02 | 
                                                                                            Introduction of isolation and quarantine policies | 
                                                                                            Sobyanin signed a law imposing fines on Muscovites found to be violating the city's self-isolation o... | 
                                                                                            Moscow Times  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-03 | 
                                                                                            Military deployment | 
                                                                                            Russia has sent military medics and equipment to Serbia, the latest country Moscow is helping to fig... | 
                                                                                            Moscow Times  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-03 | 
                                                                                            Curfews | 
                                                                                            The Republic of Chechnya has closed its borders and suspended all land and air travel. A curfew has ... | 
                                                                                            International SOS  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-05 | 
                                                                                            Domestic travel restrictions | 
                                                                                            The region will also suspend its road, rail, and air transport links with the rest of Russia startin... | 
                                                                                            Garda World  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-06 | 
                                                                                            Strengthening the public health system | 
                                                                                            Russia's health watchdog Rosdravnadzor has developed an "express" coronavirus test that can test at ... | 
                                                                                            Russian Government   | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-13 | 
                                                                                            Limit public gatherings | 
                                                                                            Subject to the decisions taken by the Operational Headquarters to prevent the importation and spread... | 
                                                                                            Russian Government  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-15 | 
                                                                                            Domestic travel restrictions | 
                                                                                            Starting from 15 April, travellers have to obtain a mandatory electronic permit for essential moveme... | 
                                                                                            International SOS  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-21 | 
                                                                                            Border checks  | 
                                                                                            At all checkpoints across the state border of the Russian Federation, Rospotrebnadzor conducts enhan... | 
                                                                                            Russian Government  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-21 | 
                                                                                            Other public health measures enforced | 
                                                                                            special attention is currently being paid to disinfection measures in transport hubs and vehicles, s... | 
                                                                                            Russian Government  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-22 | 
                                                                                            Emergency administrative structures activated or established | 
                                                                                            Russia’s April 22 public vote on a package of constitutional amendments will be postponed until af... | 
                                                                                            Moscow Times  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-27 | 
                                                                                            Visa restrictions | 
                                                                                            Russia will allow its nationals who hold second passports to leave the country amid the coronavirus ... | 
                                                                                            The Moscow Times  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-01 | 
                                                                                            Visa restrictions | 
                                                                                            Russia has indefinitely extended its entry ban for foreigners, which was originally set to end May 1... | 
                                                                                            The Moscow Times  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-02 | 
                                                                                            Emergency administrative structures activated or established | 
                                                                                            *not official state of emergency* The high-alert level and ‘stay-at-home’ orders have been exten... | 
                                                                                            International SOS  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-06 | 
                                                                                            Economic measures | 
                                                                                            APEC economies agree to keep markets open and trade flowing... | 
                                                                                            NZ Beehive  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-12 | 
                                                                                            Requirement to wear protective gear in public | 
                                                                                            the wearing of facemasks and gloves is compulsory in all public areas from 12 May.... | 
                                                                                            International SOS  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-12 | 
                                                                                            Partial lockdown | 
                                                                                            the national non-working period will end for the entire country and for all sectors of the economy. ... | 
                                                                                            the Moscow Times  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-22 | 
                                                                                            Strengthening the public health system | 
                                                                                            People who violate lockdown orders in the Moscow region surrounding the capital will be punished wit... | 
                                                                                            Moscow Times  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-26 | 
                                                                                            Emergency administrative structures activated or established | 
                                                                                            President Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing Russians to vote by mail or online in a move supp... | 
                                                                                            Moscow Times  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-01 | 
                                                                                            Domestic travel restrictions | 
                                                                                            lifting restrictions on walks outside using a schedule system for apartment buildings... | 
                                                                                            Moscow TImes  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-01 | 
                                                                                            Closure of businesses and public services | 
                                                                                            All non-food shops and some service sector businesses will be able to re-open... | 
                                                                                            Moscow TImes  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-03 | 
                                                                                            Strengthening the public health system | 
                                                                                            Russian hospitals will be able to resume planned medical procedures, according to a decree signed by... | 
                                                                                            Moscow TImes  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-08 | 
                                                                                            Visa restrictions | 
                                                                                            Russia will begin re-opening its borders to foreign nationals, starting with foreigners who need to ... | 
                                                                                            Moscow times  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-09 | 
                                                                                            Domestic travel restrictions | 
                                                                                            moscow ends digital pass system and schedule system for taking walks outside ... | 
                                                                                            Moscow times  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-09 | 
                                                                                            Strengthening the public health system | 
                                                                                            The city of Murmansk in Russia’s Arctic has opened a new coronavirus field hospital two weeks afte... | 
                                                                                            Moscow times  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-09 | 
                                                                                            Isolation and quarantine policies | 
                                                                                            Moscow will end its self-isolation orders... | 
                                                                                            Moscow times  | 
                                    
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-15 | 
                                                                                            Visa restrictions | 
                                                                                             extended the period in which foreign nationals whose Russian visas expired after March 15 can stay ... | 
                                                                                            MoscowTimes  |