THE mayor of Moscow Sergei Sobyanin announced the abolition of the use of the mask, which had been imposed for a long time in public places, citing the improvement of the epidemiological situation with Covid-19 and the need to support the business that is facing the pressure of sanctions.
“THE gradual improvement of epidemiological situation “It allows us to make a long-awaited decision,” Sobyanin wrote on his personal website. “From Tuesday, March 15, we lift the restrictions on the use of the protective mask.”
Sobyanin said companies would no longer take measures against the coronavirus, such as measuring workers’ temperatures and keeping distances.
“At this juncture, this decision will support business activity that is under severe pressure due to sanctions,” he wrote.
Unprecedented Western sanctions against Moscow in connection with the events in Ukraine have forced many companies to restrict their activities in Russia, increasing uncertainty about business in the country.
As of February 11, daily coronavirus cases had reached 203,949 due to the high transmissibility of the Omicron variant throughout the territory, but this number has since begun to decline gradually. Today 41,055 new infections were recorded.
Coronavirus-related deaths were also reported to have decreased. The pandemic government announced today that 533 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours, much less than the 1,254 deaths recorded on November 20, 2021.
In Moscowa city with about 13 million inhabitants, 957 new infections and 44 deaths were recorded in the last twenty-four hours.
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