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Russian law enforcement have fined over 1.1 million people since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic over violations of the coronavirus-related restrictions, TASS reported, citing Russian Interior Ministry. This is the first time such statistics were made public.

"The law enforcement officers filed over 1.1 million administrative offence protocols over non-compliance with regimes of heightened readiness, quarantine or self-isolation," the ministry said in response to TASS question. The vast majority (976,900 people) were fined for non-compliance with rules of conduct during a state of emergency or threat thereof, which carries a penalty of 1,000 rubles.

Overall, the fines amounted to at least 1.7 billion rubles, according to TASS calculations.

Since April, Russian regions decide on coronavirus-related restrictions on their own. While the police officers initially apprehended the violators of the self-isolation regime, today the bulk of offenses is comprised by violators of mask-and-gloves regime.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, 2,215,533 cases were registered in Russia, with 1,712,174 recoveries and 38,558 deaths.