‘Attention – Do Not Panic’: Russia to Conduct Emergency Public Warning Tests on 4 Oct (Same as USA)

• ‘Attention – Do Not Panic’: Russia to Conduct Emergency Public Warning Tests on 4 Oct (Same as USA)
  by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; editing by Guy Faulconbridge, https://www.reuters.com/
  Summary
  • Russia to hold public warning tests
  • Russia says: Do not panic when you hear the sirens
  • United States also to hold public warning test

  MOSCOW, Oct 4 (Reuters) – Russia will conduct a nationwide test of its emergency public warning systems on Wednesday, blaring out sirens and interrupting television broadcasts to warn the population of an impending danger.
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  The test, first conducted in 2020, is part of a new initiative that requires authorities to conduct tests twice a year, starting from Sept. 1. It comes, though, amid the war in Ukraine which has triggered the deepest crisis in Russia’s relations with the West since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.
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  At 10:43 a.m. Moscow time (0743 GMT), sirens will wail and stern announcements demanding “Attention everyone!” will alert the public, mimicking what would happen in a true disaster or catastrophe. “When you hear the sound of a siren, you need to remain calm and not panic, turn on the TV – any publicly accessible channel or radio – and listen to the information message,” the Ministry of Emergency Situations said in a statement.
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