Recently, many questions have been received regarding the current requirements for entering the Russian Federation.
In continuation of our previous news, the Resolution of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Russian Federation dated September 19, 2020 No. 27 was issued, which amends the Resolution of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Russian Federation dated March 18, 2020 No. 7 "On ensuring the isolation regime in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 ".
The innovations prescribe the need for citizens of the Russian Federation arriving in the territory of the Russian Federation by air to comply with the self-isolation regime at the place of residence (stay) until the results of laboratory tests for COVID-19 by PCR are obtained. Employers should also inform their employees regarding this requirement.
Below is a comparative table of the provisions of the resolution of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Russian Federation as of March 18, 2020 N 7 "On ensuring the isolation regime in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19" in the old and new editions:
| Provisions of the Resolution of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Russian Federation of March 18, 2020 N 7 "On ensuring isolation in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19" (valid until July 15, 2020) | The provisions of the Resolution of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Russian Federation of March 18, 2020 N 7 "On ensuring the isolation regime in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19" in the new edition (effective from 07/15/2020) | Provisions of the Resolution of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Russian Federation of March 18, 2020 N 7 "On ensuring the isolation regime in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19" in the new edition in accordance with the Resolution of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Russian Federation of July 27, 2020 No. 22 (effective from August 1, 2020) | Provisions of the Resolution of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Russian Federation of March 18, 2020 N 7 "On ensuring the isolation regime in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19" in the new edition in accordance with the Resolution of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Russian Federation of September 19, 2020 No. 27 (effective from September 24, 2020) |
| 1. Top officials of constituent entities of the Russian Federation (heads of the highest executive body of state power of constituent entities of the Russian Federation): | 1. Foreign citizens: | 1. Foreign citizens and stateless persons: when boarding an aircraft performing international air transportation, proceeding to a destination in the territory of the Russian Federation, including the purpose of transit through the territory of the Russian Federation, and when crossing the State border of the Russian Federation, ensure having a medical document (in Russian or English), confirming the negative result of a laboratory study of the material for COVID-19 by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method, selected not earlier than three calendar days before arrival on the territory of the Russian Federation; before arriving on the territory of the Russian Federation, ensure that the questionnaire is filled out for those arriving on the territory of the Russian Federation (the recommended sample is posted on the official website of Rospotrebnadzor: "Анкета для прибывающих авиарейсами в Россию для пересечения границы"). If it is impossible to present a medical document in Russian or English, it is allowed to obtain it in the official language of the state of the organization that issued such a medical document, with a translation into Russian, the loyalty of which is certified by a consular officer of the Russian Federation | without changes |
| 1.1. Ensure the isolation of all persons arriving on the territory of the Russian Federation for a duration of 14 calendar days from the date of their arrival | 1.1. When crossing the State Border of the Russian Federation, inform the officials exercising sanitary and quarantine control about the absence of COVID-19 disease with the submission of a medical document (in Russian or English) confirming the negative result of the laboratory study of the material on COVID-19 by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR ), selected no earlier than three calendar days before arrival on the territory of the Russian Federation, medical documents confirming the detection of immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies (if any) | excluded | - |
| 1.2. When organizing isolation, ensure its implementation at home (if possible), in the absence of such an opportunity, organize isolation in an observatory | 1.2. In the absence of a medical document confirming a negative laboratory test result for COVID-19 using the PCR method, undergo an examination for a new coronavirus infection by the PNR method within three calendar days in the Russian Federation. Payment for research is carried out in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation | excluded | - |
| 1.3. Organize control over compliance with quarantine and the provision of daily information to the territorial bodies of Rospotrebnadzor | became invalid | - | - |
| 1.4. Organize, if necessary, together with public organizations, the provision of social support to persons in isolation | became invalid | - | - |
| 1.5. Take measures to introduce high alert regime | became invalid | - | - |
| 2. To persons arriving on the territory of the Russian Federation: | without changes | 2. Citizens of the Russian Federation arriving on the territory of the Russian Federation by air (with the exception of the crew members of an aircraft performing air transportation): | without changes |
| 2.1. Immediately report your return to the Russian Federation, place, dates of stay abroad, contact information, including information about the place of registration and place of actual stay, to the hotline organized in the subject of the Russian Federation | without changes | 2.1. Ensure that a questionnaire is filled before arriving on the territory of the Russian Federation in order to ensure sanitary and quarantine control at checkpoints across the State border of the Russian Federation. In order to promptly pass sanitary and quarantine control at checkpoints across the State Border of the Russian Federation, ensure that a questionnaire is filled out on the Unified Portal of State and Municipal Services (hereinafter - EPGU) for those arriving in the Russian Federation in electronic form "Registration of those arriving in the Russian Federation" before departure to the Russian Federation (upon purchasing a ticket, but not later than on check-in) | without changes |
| 2.2. In the event of any deterioration in health, immediately seek medical help at home, without visiting medical organizations and report information about your arrival in the Russian Federation | 2.2. In the event of any deterioration in health, immediately seek medical help at the place of residence (stay), without visiting medical organizations and report data on your arrival in the Russian Federation |
2.2. Within three calendar days from the date of arrival on the territory of the Russian Federation, undergo a laboratory test for COVID-19 by PCR and post information on the result of laboratory tests for COVID-19 by PCR at EPGU by filling out the form "Providing information on test results for a new coronavirus infection for arriving on the territory of the Russian Federation" | 2.2. add the following sentence: Before receiving the results of laboratory tests for COVID-19 by PCR, observe the isolation regime at the place of residence (stay) |
| 2.3. Fulfill the requirements for isolation at home (being in an isolated room that allows you to exclude contact with family members and other persons who are not isolated) for a period of 14 calendar days from the date of arrival on the territory of the Russian Federation | 2.3. In case mentioned in subparagraph 2.2 of this paragraph, or in case of a positive test result for a new coronavirus infection by the PCR method, until the moment of recovery and negative results of a test for a new coronavirus infection by the PCR method, the requirements for isolation at the place of residence (stay) (being in an isolated room, allowing to exclude contact with family members and other persons who are not isolated) | 2.3. If any deterioration in health appears within fourteen calendar days from the date of arrival on the territory of the Russian Federation, immediately seek medical help at the place of residence (stay) without visiting medical organizations | without changes |
| - | 2.4. Citizens of the Russian Federation should undergo a PCR test for a new coronavirus infection within three calendar days from the date of arrival in the territory of the Russian Federation | without changes | without changes |
| 3. Employers should assist in providing workers with isolation conditions at home | 3. Employers should: 3.1. Ensure that employees leaving the Russian Federation are informed about the need for laboratory tests for COVID-19 using the PCR method within three calendar days from the day the employee arrives in the Russian Federation. 3.2. Check the availability of medical documents confirming a negative laboratory test result for COVID-19 by the PCR method, obtained at least three calendar days before arrival in the Russian Federation, when foreign citizens are involved in labor activities | 3.2. add the words "and stateless persons" | 3.1. add the words "as well as compliance with the isolation regime at the place of residence (stay) until the results of the specified laboratory test are obtained" |
| 4. The heads of the executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation in the field of health protection shall ensure: | without changes | without changes | without changes |
| 4.1. Daily medical supervision of persons in isolation, with the provision of information to the territorial bodies of Rospotrebnadzor | without changes | without changes | without changes |
| 4.2. Issuance of certificates of incapacity for work to persons in isolation | without changes | without changes | without changes |
| 4.3. Immediate hospitalization in medical organizations providing inpatient care for infectious patients, and the collection of biological material for laboratory examination when any symptoms of an infectious disease appear in persons in isolation, and laboratory examination of persons in contact with them | without changes | without changes | without changes |
| 4.4. Compliance with the anti-epidemic regime in observators | became invalid | without changes | without changes |
| 4.5. Compliance with the regime of an infectious hospital in medical organizations providing inpatient care for patients with suspected COVID-2019 | without changes | without changes | without changes |
| 5. The heads of the territorial bodies of Rospotrebnadzor should ensure control over the implementation of paragraphs 1 - 4 of this Resolution | without changes | without changes | without changes |
| - | 6. Recommend the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, the Ministry of Transport of Russia and the Federal Air Transport Agency to organize informing persons traveling to the Russian Federation about the need to comply with this Resolution | without changes | without changes |
| - | - | 7. Supplement with a new clause 7 as follows: “7. Recommend the Federal Air Transport Agency to inform airlines, including foreign airlines, carrying out transportation to the Russian Federation, information on the need to comply with the requirements of this Resolution" | without changes |
| 6. This Resolution comes into force from the day of its official publication | considered as clause 7 | considered as clause 8 | without changes |
| 7. I reserve control over the implementation of this Resolution | considered as clause 8 | considered as clause 9 | without changes |
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