Special quarantine regime is tightened in 10 cities and districts

Baku / 06.11.20 / Turan: The operational headquarters under the Cabinet of Ministers has tightened a special quarantine regime in 10 cities and regions of the country.

So, from midnight on November 7 to November 23, entry to the cities of Sheki and Lankaran is prohibited, as well as to Gakh, Zagatala, Bilasuvar, Jalilabad, Masalli, Ismayilli, Guba and Khachmaz regions, activities in all areas are terminated.

An exception will be the activities of the judiciary, bodies and the legal profession, government agencies / structures (within the limits of the number provided by the Cabinet of Ministers), health care and social services, life support agencies and public services. Activities in the field of cargo transportation and logistics, the supply and sale of food products, agriculture, land reclamation and water management, and the media will be allowed. Pharmacies, grocery stores (except for markets and fairs), gas stations, financial organizations (banks, insurance, etc.) will also operate.

The Ministry of Economy will make appropriate payments on wages to employees, and private (micro) entrepreneurs will be provided with one-time financial support. In 10 cities and districts where a special quarantine regime is in force, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection was instructed to issue a lump sum payment in the amount of the subsistence minimum (190 manats) to the unemployed and those who lost income due to the special quarantine regime to informally low-income workers.-0-