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Putin orders Russians stay off work for a week amid rising COVID-19 infections, deaths

Headline from FOX 5 New York

President Vladimir Putin has ordered many of Russia's workers to stay off work for a week starting later this month amid rising coronavirus infection and death numbers.

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  1. MedicalXpress

    Russia mulls non-working week after record COVID deaths (opens MedicalXpress)

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    MedicalXpress's feed description

    Russia's government on Tuesday proposed introducing a single non-working week to battle surging coronavirus cases as the country registered a new record number of daily deaths.

  2. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Putin approves week-long Russian workplace shutdown as COVID-19 surges (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday approved a government proposal for a week-long workplace shutdown at the start of November to combat a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases

  3. Daily Progress

    Russians to stay off work for a week as virus deaths rise (opens Daily Progress)

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    Daily Progress's feed description

    MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered most Russians to stay off work for a week starting later this month amid rising COVID-19 infections and deaths, and he

  4. Forbes

    Putin Orders Weeklong Work Halt As Covid Numbers Climb (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Vaccination rates have remained low despite the availability of Sputnik V.

  5. France 24

    Putin keeps Russian workers home for a week as Covid deaths surge (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday backed the Cabinet’s proposal to declare a non-working week and keep Russian workers away from their offices as coronavirus deaths surged to another dail…

  6. Tucson

    Putin orders nonwork week as COVID numbers rise in Russia (opens Tucson)

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    Tucson's feed description

    MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered the country’s workers to stay off work for a week starting later this month amid rising coronavirus infection and death

  7. Press of Atlantic City

    Putin keeps Russian workers home for a week as deaths soar (opens Press of Atlantic City)

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    Press of Atlantic City's feed description

    MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday backed the Cabinet’s proposal to declare a non-working week and keep Russian workers away from their offices as coronavirus deaths surged

  8. NBC News

    Putin tells workers to stay home for a week amid record Covid deaths (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday backed the Cabinet’s proposal to declare a non-working week.

  9. The Hill

    Putin orders workers home for one week as COVID-19 deaths soar (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Russian President Vladimir Putin is ordering workers to stay home for one week as the country continues to break daily records for COVID-19 infections and deaths.

  10. Insider

    Vladimir Putin orders one-week paid shutdown for Russian workers as COVID-19 cases and deaths rise (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    "Our main task now is to protect the lives of citizens and, as far as possible, minimize the spread of Covid-19 infections," Putin said.

  11. Al Jazeera

    Russia orders non-working week after record COVID deaths (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    President Putin urges Russians to get jabbed, saying he is surprised to see widespread vaccine hesitancy in the country.

  12. Fox News

    Putin keeps Russian workers home for a week as COVID deaths soar (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered the country’s workers to stay off work for a week starting later this month amid rising coronavirus infection and death numbers.

  13. Newsweek

    Russia gets work stoppage order as some hospitals suspend care for non-COVID patients (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    "Our task today is to protect life and health of our citizens and minimize the consequences of the dangerous infection," Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

  14. Triblive

    Russians to stay off work for a week as coronavirus deaths rise (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered most Russians to stay off work for a week starting later this month amid rising covid-19 infections and deaths, and he strongly urged reluctant citizens to get vaccinated.

  15. FOX 5 New York

    Putin orders Russians stay off work for a week amid rising COVID-19 infections, deaths (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    President Vladimir Putin has ordered many of Russia's workers to stay off work for a week starting later this month amid rising coronavirus infection and death numbers.

  16. NBC 6 South Florida

    Putin Orders Russians to Stop Work for a Week Amid Record Covid Daily Deaths (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has told the country to take a week off work — paid.

  17. Breitbart News

    Putin Gives Russians the Week Off to Halt Coronavirus Spread (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Russian President Vladimir Putin declares the week of October 30 as “non-working,” so workers can stay home and slow down the pandemic.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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