NOVO-OGARYOVO, April 7. /TASS/. The government’s measures concerning the coronavirus epidemic must be adequate to the situation, with key attention being focused on ensuring people’s health. However it is important to ensure swift resumption of economic and business activity in the country, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.

"All the measures we are taking should be adequate to the threat and the situation. What matters most is people’s health. However it is important to create conditions for maximum swift resumption of economic and business activity," he said at a videoconference meeting with the government on the current coronavirus situation.