The court in Russia for the first time completely suspended work due to coronavirus

The Khimki city court has suspended work since Monday, January 24, due to the large number of employees infected with the coronavirus, reported on the institution’s website.

“Due to the large number of employees who fell ill with a new coronavirus infection (2019-nCoV), the Khimki City Court of the Moscow Region is temporarily suspending its work,” the court said.

This is the first time a court has been completely closed during the pandemic.

Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, Russian courts have imposed work restrictions. The Supreme Court then decided to consider only cases of an urgent nature: on the selection, extension, cancellation or change of a measure of restraint, on the protection of the interests of a minor or a person recognized in accordance with the established procedure as incompetent, in case of refusal of a legal representative from medical intervention necessary to save a life, and others , as well as cases subject to consideration in the order of writ, simplified proceedings.

If there is a technical possibility, the Supreme Court ordered to hold meetings using videoconferencing systems. Personal reception of citizens was suspended, documents could only be submitted online or by mail.