Today, a strict quarantine regime has been introduced or extended in 16 cities and regions of Azerbaijan.

Axar.az informs that, in this regard, during the strict quarantine between June 20 and July 4 in Baku and 8 other cities, the permits received by the companies from the permit portal for employees were revoked. Ulvi Mehdiyev, chairman of the State Agency for Citizen Services and Social Innovations under the President, said that the reason was the abuse of power by companies:

Analysis shows that some organizations are abusing the permit portal. Therefore, some permits have been revoked and information has been sent to organizations.

It's noted that, in Baku, Jalilabad, Ganja, Goranboy, Goygol, Lankaran, Masalli, Mingachevir, Sumgayit, Yevlakh cities and in Absheron, Barda, Khachmaz, Samukh, Siyazan and Sheki regions from 06:00 on July 5 to 06:00 on July 20. A special quarantine regime was applied until 00:00.