The disease. But we need to understand that russia, due to its geographic position, cannot isolate fully from the rest of the world. Countries have been severely damaged by coronavirus. We cannot block the spread of the disease. Due to objective reasons. But we already do a lot. We work professionally in an organized manner, we work proactively to deal with the problem and our priorities here, health of our people. We deployed a highly efficient system for preventive treatment and diagnosis. We are applying everything we have. Nurses, doctors, health care professionals, working in hospitals, emergency units, and scientists as well. You are on the front line today. I would like to thank every one of you for your committed and dedicated work. I urge everyone to follow strictly the suggested regulations and ways of protecting yourself. Especially so for the highrisk groups, Elderly Population and people with chronic diseases. For them as for every other citizen it is our primary concern today to lower the risk as much as possible. Of course we cannot but make the question of the amendments vote. We have established it will take place on the 22nd of april. You know how serious i am about this vote. I will of course ask you to come and cast your votes on this critical issue for our country, for our society. However, as i said before, our absolute priority is the health of our people. Their safety. That is why i believe that we need to postpone the vote. We will assess the situation in the regions of russia and based on professional expertise of our doctors and scientists, we will make the decision when to have that vote on the amendments to the constitution. Right now it is important to prevent spread of the disease. That is why im announcing the next week as the week that will not see anyone working and every will have their salaries. So up to april 5, no one will be working. Of course all the Critical Services including medical institutions, pharmacies, stores, banking institutions, transportation institutions, as well as government and authorities will continue working. That will be one week free of work that is what we are doing to stop the disease from spreading. I call upon everyone in russia. Lets not work hoping, fingers crossed, that the situation will resolve itself. Lets not think it will never go as far as you. No. It can affect you. It can affect everyone. We see what is happening in the world. In europe. That can be our future if we do not act. We need to follow every recommendation out there. We need to care about ourselves, about our relatives and families. Lets be disciplined. Lets be responsible. Believe me, the safest way is to stay at home. On a separate note, i would like to dwell on the current social and economic situation. We need to have more efforts to ensure social guarantees for the people, that people will not lose their income, will not lose their jobs. We need to support small and Medium Sized Companies because millions of people are edge ployed in that sector. I am announcing a number of measures to take place. First, all social benefits for people that are expected to be given in the next six months will be prolonged automatically. You will not need to present any additional document, you will not need to attend any institutions and let me give you an example. If youre entitled to discounts on utility, you will not need to confirm your current income to get that discount. Also, the benefit payments to veterans of war and labor, 75,000 and 50,000 rubles, are to be delivered before the holidays which are due in may. We will also support vulnerable children. In the next three month, starting with april, we will be paying to every family who are entitled to maternity capital additional 5,000 rubles per month for every child younger than 3 years, 3 years included. That kind of support will be important for the families whose children are not going to kindergarten today or nursery. For families where parents are currently on medical leave or on vacation to care for their children. For additional benefits for the children between 3 and 7, i instructed the government to accelerate all the necessary work to make that happen so that the people would not get the payments in june but june, already in union the payments will be given to the families. I also call upon the government to act fast sore that the faster so that the information will be circulated in an expedient manner. Thirdly, we need to support those who are on medical leave, who have lost their jobs. Medical leaves have been calculated in regard to the salary and work experience. Thats why some people do not get a lot of money when on medical leave. This is unfair. My suggestion is as follows. Normuld be to install as a a quota for these salaries. They should not be less than minimum wage. Enforced and will last until the end of the year. Russias economy as well as the economies of other countries are experiencing a lot of negative pressure because of the epidemic. As i said, we need to support those who might be affected, who might lose their jobs today, fortegories of people some categories of people, the maximum benefits are capped at 8,000 rubles per month. I say we increase that to the minimum wage, 12,000 rubles, 12,130 rubles per month. Fourthly, credits, another zone of risk, of course income is shrinking and its hard to pay your debt. Sometimes impossible to pay your debt. That is why we need to introduce zero loan policy. Its a difficult situation, his if a person has experienced a difficult situation and their income has decreased by more than 30 that person should be entitled to a pause in credit loans wouldthat the be prolonged without any punishment, any additional entitled to credit payments so that the so that it will be prolonged without any punishment, any additional interest and i call upon banks to work harder to ensure that Small Companies and individuals can rely on these guarantees. When people have no income they should not feel they are in a deadlock. They should not be taken hostage to loans. I call upon the government and the parliament to speed up their work on introducing these changes to the legislation. Small and Medium Sized Companies, microcompanies, especially who work in the field of services, are constricted by a number of difficulties. Orders are shrinking, their incomes and revenues are going down. We need to challenge these companies so theyll continue reach out to these companies so that they will continue working sustainably and will not have to fire anyone. Task, and i call upon every employer in the country, we need to ensure stability on the labor market. There should be no increase in unemployment. The government must help businesses to make that happen. Sectors, industries which are affected the most by this troublesome epidemic, we will apply measures, small and Medium Sized Companies will be given an opportunity to pay their taxes late including v. A. T. Theyll have up to six months. As for microcompanies, they will not need to pay insurance fees for the same amount of time. As for loans, low and Medium Sized Companies, microcompanies, are fighting, will be able to pay their loans further on in time. Up to a sixmonth period. I call on the government and central bank to adopt additional measures to ensure that when needed the measures can be and the number of the category of Companies Involved can also be changed and expanded. We need to do our best to support peoples income. People walking at small to medium companies. Companies need to be resill ingredient. Move at we need to forward. Again, its not for a couple of longterm plan. Creating it will be the stimulus for the companies employs. Ase stimulus to so much for insurance premiums. Nightmare. Subjected to be fair impacted by the pandemic. Hospitals and health center. The house is expected to take up the bill on friday. Live coverage when they cspan. Ere on pastnight after the senate the third coronavirus aid mitch , Senate Leaders mcconnell and chuck shumer spoke press about the bill. Called out for extraordinary measures. Announce tonight not a single senator voted 2 trillion rescue bill to