China News Service, April 10, according to the Russian Satellite Network reported on the 10th, a few days ago, the Russian Moscow Trade and Service Bureau News Office announced that due to the new crown epidemic, because of the inability to maintain social distances on the way to the cemetery and the cemetery Suspend the festival sweeping activities. At the same time, the Moscow Cemetery will be open only to those who handle funeral services and attend funerals.
Data map: From March 30 local time, all citizens of Moscow began to isolate themselves at home regardless of age, and there were few vehicles on the road. China News Service reporter Wang Xiujun
According to the press office, traditionally, Moscows sweep the graves of their deceased relatives in the spring, and large-scale sacrificial sweeps are held during traditional religious festivals, including the Sunday before April 12th, Easter April 19th, 4 Red Gorka Festival on 26th and Memorial Day of the Dead (Ladonica Festival) on April 28th.
It is reported that during the religious festivals in 2019, about 1 million people went to the Moscow cemetery to perform sacrificial sweeps.
According to news from the Information Service, “This kind of crowding poses a threat, first of all in terms of their personal health. It is precisely to restrict the social interaction of the Moscow people that the city implements a self-isolation system.”
It is reported that as of now, more than 10,000 people in Russia have contracted new coronary pneumonia and more than 70 people have died.