“I honestly don’t see this horizon, it is beyond my reach,” he said, answering the question, “is the date of cancellation of the mask regime looming”.

He suggested that “often” people would “see each other in masks, even when the vaccine appears, even when this coronavirus leaves”.

“I think that in any case, the mask will not hurt, like a handkerchief,” said the head of the region.

Vorobyov said earlier that they plan to allow hairdressers to work in the region from June 3.