"The proposal deserves attention": Sobyanin spoke about stimulating vaccination against COVID-19 among the older generation

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced the aggravation of the situation with COVID-19 in the capital.

“Indeed, over the past two to three weeks, the situation with the spread of coronavirus infection has begun to deteriorate,” the mayor wrote on his blog.

He added that against the background of this situation, representatives of the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) contacted him.

Businessmen proposed launching a program to stimulate vaccination among the elderly, for whom the virus poses the greatest threat.

“I believe that the proposal of the Moscow business to stimulate vaccination among the elderly deserves attention,” the mayor said.

As the mayor of the capital noted, Muscovites aged 60 and over after vaccination could receive additional discounts in stores, pharmacies and other consumer market enterprises that will participate in the program.

At the same time, Sobyanin added that the incentive program should not be limited to trade discounts.

The mayor noted that older citizens can be provided with targeted support for the purchase of goods and services of everyday demand.

“Funds for financing the program could be raised through donations from the asset of the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry and other socially responsible business,” explained Sobyanin.

The mayor added that the city will be able to provide support for the initiative, building on the experience of last year's Million Prizes program.

As part of this initiative, citizens during the days of the nationwide voting on amendments to the Constitution (June 25 - July 1) received certificates with bonuses and discounts that could be used in large retail chains, restaurants and cafes.

Latest incidence data

Over the past day, 8164 new cases of coronavirus were detected in Russia.

In 24 hours, 9,631 people fully recovered, 379 patients with COVID-19 died.

In total, 4,718,854 cases of coronavirus infection have been recorded in the Russian Federation since the beginning of the pandemic.

To date, 4,343,229 people have recovered from the disease.

At the same time, 106,307 died from complications that developed against the background of coronavirus infection and concomitant diseases.

269,318 cases of COVID-19 remain active.

According to Rospotrebnadzor, over the entire period, more than 126.2 million laboratory tests for coronavirus were carried out, including 184 thousand in the last day.

512,739 people remain under medical supervision.

Most of all new cases of coronavirus were detected in Moscow - 1996 per day.

In St. Petersburg, 687 cases were recorded, in the Moscow region - 562.

On April 20, in his address to the participants of the International Conference "Epidemiological Wellbeing", President Vladimir Putin noted the experience of Russian doctors in the fight against COVID-19 and other infections.

The President stressed that Russian doctors, researchers, health officials and sanitary and epidemiological services have accumulated unique experience in combating not only coronavirus, but also many other especially dangerous infections.

At the same time, he noted the importance of combining the efforts of different states in the fight against such threats.

"Such a widespread pandemic of coronavirus infection clearly confirms that not a single state, even the most developed, is able to effectively ensure epidemic security alone, without interaction with foreign partners," the Russian leader said.

Fighting COVID-19 in Moscow

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin also spoke about the results of the year of operation of the hospital of the Moscow Clinical Center for Infectious Diseases "Voronovskoye", built in a month.

As the mayor noted, the center helped a lot in the fight against the pandemic, when city hospitals were working with a huge load.

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Sobyanin said that the admission department, medical, diagnostic, operating and intensive care units are equipped with the latest medical technology.

According to the mayor, the hospital is designed to receive up to 800 patients.

Moreover, each bed can be transformed into an intensive care unit within 24 hours.

As Sobyanin said, during the year of work, doctors and nurses of Voronovsky saved the lives and returned the health of more than 12.5 thousand Muscovites diagnosed with coronavirus infection. He clarified that after the end of the pandemic, the Voronovskoye clinical center will become an ordinary infectious diseases hospital.