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Russian President Putin signs law granting cabinet powers to declare emergency

Russia has registered a total of 2,777 cases of COVID-19 in 75 regions of the country as of Wednesday.

Russian President Putin signs law granting cabinet powers to declare emergency

Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo: AFP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill into law which will grant the cabinet additional powers, including declaring a state of emergency for the entire country.

The law published on the official legal information portal is aimed at dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, according to the media report.

Only the president can declare a state of emergency after he has formally received the support of the upper house of parliament, but lawmakers on Tuesday passed legislation granting the cabinet of ministers the same emergency powers.

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Russia has registered a total of 2,777 cases of COVID-19 in 75 regions of the country as of Wednesday.

A total of 932,605 Covid-19 cases have been reported across more than 175 countries and territories with 16,809 deaths reported so far, according to Johns Hopkins University data.

The US has recorded the highest numbers of cases worldwide at 199,092 including 4,361 deaths. Italy has a total of 110,574 positive cases including 13,155 deaths, the highest fatalities globally. Spain followed Italy with 102,136 cases and 9,053 deaths.

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