Moscow recently hosted the roundtable The World
in a Pandemic: Global COVID-19 Strategies, focusing on the strategies to
combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, as informed by global best
practices, that are being adopted in Russia. The event was organized by the
Roscongress Foundation and the Content Foundation for the Development of Expert
and Analytical Activity. Additional support was provided by Uralchem and
Metalloinvest.
Russia-24, RBK, and Russian News Agency TASS
served as the events information partners. The event was attended by Head of
the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human
Wellbeing Chief State Sanitary Physician of the Russian Federation Anna
Popova, Minister of Health of the Russian Federation Mikhail Murashko, Agency
for Strategic Initiatives (ASI) CEO Svetlana Chupsheva, President of the
Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) Alexander Shokhin, and
Metalloinvest Social Policy and Corporate Communications Director Julia
Mazanova. Governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov patched into the
roundtable remotely.
«Currently, the well-being and health of our
citizens in large part depends on how the government and businesses consolidate
their efforts to combat the pandemic. This threat can only be countered if we
work together. Today, the country is implementing a number of multifaceted measures
to combat the spread of the coronavirus infection; these measures have already
shown themselves to be effective. A large part of the responsibility is on the
shoulders of citizens themselves, on how seriously each of them approaches the
recommended isolation regime. A lot depends on how quickly we are able to deal
with this problem and return to life as usual,» noted Advisor to the President
of the Russian Federation Anton Kobyakov.
The Content Foundation and Roscongress Foundation
have worked together to create a communication platform for discussing the
measures being taken by the government and businesses to reduce the socioeconomic
consequences of the coronavirus infection. The roundtable The World in a
Pandemic: Global COVID-19 Strategies is the first event in a series of online
discussions organized by the platform.
«The global community must work together in order
to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Our first roundtable brought together
government and business representatives to work out strategies and find optimal
solutions for working under these new conditions. The roundtable was broadcast
live from three of the platforms information partners studios simultaneously.
The next meetings will be dedicated to staffing policies during the crisis,
supporting small and medium-sized enterprises, and diagnostic tactics and
ensuring infected individuals access to coronavirus treatment,» said Director
of the Content Foundation for the Development of Expert and Analytical Activity
Elena Sokolova.