From the MT:
“Moscow Will Go Into Full
Lockdown if Cases Don’t Fall – Government Order”
Moscow will go into a strict
lockdown if coronavirus infections continue to rise, according to a Moscow
government order that was sent to businesses in the city Wednesday. The
order, seen by The Moscow Times, would close all non-essential stores,
including restaurants, stores, museums and parks as well as suspend planned
medical procedures from Oct. 30-Nov. 7. It would come into effect if the total
number of new Covid-19 cases in the capital over the next seven days surpasses
the number of infections recorded in the previous week.
President Vladimir Putin earlier
Wednesday approved a non-working week from Oct. 30 to Nov. 7 on Wednesday as
Russia’s coronavirus task force reported another daily record of 1,028 Covid-19
deaths over the last 24 hour. The government order would close all
non-essential stores, including restaurants, stores, museums and parks as well
as suspend planned medical procedures from Oct. 30-Nov. 7. Free travel on the
city’s public transport network for elderly citizens and other groups would
also be suspended.
The measures, named a “short-term
lockdown” in the document, would amount to Russia’s strictest coronavirus
restrictions since spring last year. The Kremlin and Moscow authorities have
previously rejected lockdown measures — which are unpopular among the Russian
public — even as cases spiraled. Forbes Russia earlier reported that the city
officials were mulling closing restaurants, bars, museums, hairdressers and
other non-essential businesses to help stem the spread of the virus.
^ Russia hasn’t done enough to
address Covid and now are facing another Lockdown. ^
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