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The situation with the coronavirus epidemic, despite some relative stability, remains tense; and there are no guarantees that it won't worsen, Nikol Pashinyan, the Prime Minister of Armenia, said at a briefing on July 6, which was broadcast live on his Facebook page.

Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov was buried in the village of Kirovaul, Kizilyurt District; the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, came to express his condolences to his relatives.

Residents of Dagestan, Chechnya and the Krasnodar Territory are promised to have their money prepaid for the Hajj travel within two weeks; while in Kabardino-Balkaria, they had not taken money in advance. The decision of the Saudi authorities to abolish the international Hajj is justified in the pandemic condition; Islam admits Hajj non-fulfilment in case of an emergency, theologians have stated.

In his petition to the president of Azerbaijan, activist Anar Mamedli noted that in country's penitentiary institutions, prisoners face the risk of the coronavirus infection. The activist called for mercy on political prisoners and people who did not commit serious crimes.

A total of 572 new cases of COVID-19 infection have been diagnosed in Azerbaijan; the total number of those infected has reached 18,684. Amid this situation, authorities have extended the strict quarantine until July 20.

Georgian authorities have postponed the opening of regular international flights by at least a month. Foreign tourists will be able to visit Georgia no earlier than August.

During the past 24 hours, 544 new coronavirus cases were diagnosed in Azerbaijan; the number of coronavirus deaths reached 206 people. Meanwhile, the country's parliament has doubled fines for violating the quarantine. Activists doubt the efficiency of this measure, suggesting the authorities to distribute medical masks among the poor for free.

Authorities, acting jointly with Muslim and Orthodox spiritual leaders, must prevent crowds at weddings and funerals, Murat Kumpilov, the head of Adygea, has stated amid an increase in the number of coronavirus infections.

Coaches, bodybuilders, and owners of fitness clubs held a protest action. They demanded from the Georgian authorities to allow the operation of gyms closed because of the coronavirus epidemic and to soften the rules for their opening.

The resorts "Veduchi", "Kezenoi-Am" and "Sernovodsk" in Chechnya were opened as part of the third phase of lifting restrictive measures introduced because of coronavirus. Local residents treat it inappropriate to open resorts under restrictions on entry to and exit from the republic.