“During the period from October 26 to the present day, about 1.5 thousand malicious violators were identified, all of whom were fined,” he said on the air of the Saint Petersburg TV channel.

Sitov noted that more than 50 thousand minor violations at enterprises were checked in the city.

“It should be noted that the dynamics of violations is falling significantly.

If at the beginning we identified all violations - both small and large - about 30% of visited objects ... now this figure has dropped to 13%, ”the official said.

Earlier, the authorities of St. Petersburg spoke about the bed capacity for patients with COVID-19.