The Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia informs:

The Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia informs:
03.04.2020

In order to prevent the spread of morbidity among suspects, accused and convicted, as well as employees of the penal system of the Russian Federation, the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia issued a Decree “On the introduction of additional sanitary and anti-epidemic (preventive) measures aimed at preventing the onset and spread of new coronavirus infection” (COVID-19)."

In accordance with this decree, from March 16, 2020, and until further notice, the provision of long and short-term visits was suspended in the institutions of the territorial bodies of The Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia and the pre-trial detention centers of The Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia.

Also, the admission of visitors and employees of penal system with elevated body temperature as well as persons, who arrived from states with an unfavorable situation with the spread of a new coronavirus infection in the last 14 days. at the penitentiary institutions is strictly prohibited.

In addition, in order to prevent the occurrence and spread of diseases caused by the new coronavirus, a complex of other sanitary and anti-epidemic (preventive) measures organized and implemented in the institutions of the penal system of the Russian Federation.

In case of detecting of symptoms of illness or suspicion of a new coronavirus infection inside the facilities, the heads of the territorial bodies of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia are instructed to organize hospitalization to the state and municipal health system facilities.

We ask the relatives of the suspects, the accused, the convicts to treat the introduction of restrictive measures with understanding. The information about it cancellation will be announced additionally, including the official website of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia and the sites of territorial bodies of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia.

It is also worth noting that, in accordance with Part 2 of Article 50 of the Federal Law dated 30.03.1999 No. 52-FZ “On the Sanitary and Epidemiological Well-Being of the Population”, officials exercising federal state sanitary and epidemiological surveillance under the threat of the occurrence and spread of infectious diseases and mass non-infectious diseases (poisoning) have the right to give citizens and legal entities instructions on the implementation of additional sanitary and anti-epidemic (preventive) measures. The main state sanitary doctors and their deputies, along with the rights provided for in Article 50 of this Federal Law, in case of the threat of the emergence and spread of infectious diseases that pose a danger to others, may issue reasoned decisions on the introduction (cancellation) of restrictive measures (quarantine) in organizations and facilities.

Press service of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia

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