Moscow authorities and business are launching a campaign for vaccinated elderly people, said the mayor of the capital Sergei Sobyanin.

"Starting from Tuesday, April 27, 2021, residents of the city over 60 years old who have a Moscow compulsory medical insurance policy and who have received the first vaccination against coronavirus can receive a gift card with a face value of 1000 points (rubles), or a promotional code for the same amount," he wrote in his blog Sobyanin.

It is noted that elderly Muscovites who received the first vaccination before April 27, 2021 or completely completed the vaccination can also become participants in the program.

Gift cards can be used to purchase goods and services of everyday demand in shops, pharmacies and cafes that have become partners of the Million Prizes.

The mayor recalled that a few days ago he approached the business with a proposal to organize a targeted collection of donations for the implementation of a program to stimulate the vaccination of the elderly.

As the mayor added, by now we have managed to collect enough money to launch the Million Prizes program.

The mayor also thanked everyone who took or is going to take part in this action.

The issuance of gift cards will be organized in city polyclinics and other vaccination points, the mayor said.

To receive a promo code, you will need to register on the website ag-vmeste.ru.

“Through the Million Prizes program, we will, on the one hand, support older people.

On the other hand, we will stimulate consumer demand and help businesses cope with the consequences of the pandemic faster.

And most importantly, accelerating vaccination will save thousands of human lives, ”Sobyanin summed up.

According to the mayor, to date, about 400 thousand elderly Muscovites have been vaccinated against the coronavirus.

Also on russian.rt.com The State Duma supported the idea of ​​benefits for vaccinated pensioners

We will remind, Sobyanin said earlier that the incentive program for elderly Muscovites was created on the basis of a similar project in 2020.

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

In the Russian Federation, 8,780 new cases of coronavirus were recorded per day.

During this time, 7,540 people have fully recovered.

332 patients died from complications that developed against the background of COVID-19 and concomitant diseases.

A day earlier, 8,828 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the country, in the previous day - 8,840.

In total, 4,762,569 cases of coronavirus have been detected in the Russian Federation since the beginning of the pandemic.

4 388 008 people completely recovered from the disease, 108 232 died.

266,329 cases remain active.

According to Rospotrebnadzor, over the entire period, more than 127.8 million laboratory tests were carried out for a new type of coronavirus infection, including 324 thousand in the last day.

514 351 people remain under medical supervision.

The regions with the lowest daily growth rates were the Jewish Autonomous Region and the Chukotka Autonomous Region (0%), Tyva (0.01%), as well as Altai and Magadan Region (0.02%).

According to the latest data, 2,526 new cases of coronavirus were detected in Moscow per day.

In 24 hours, 978 people were hospitalized, 53 people died.

At the same time, 1,339 patients were cured of COVID-19.

In St. Petersburg, 701 new cases of COVID-19 were detected per day, in the Moscow region - 611. Rostov (235) and Nizhny Novgorod (192) regions were also among the leading regions for this indicator.

Moscow region authorities - about the May holidays

The Governor of the Moscow Region Andrei Vorobyov expressed the hope that there will be no new restrictions due to the coronavirus in the region on the upcoming May holidays.

“We hope to do without restrictions.

Our vaccine has already proved to everyone that it is the most effective, safest, and when you are vaccinated, you can live a free life, "Vorobyov said on the air of the Russia 1 TV channel.

According to the governor, the Moscow region authorities are actively promoting vaccination against coronavirus, since "this is the only correct way."

Let us recall that by the decree of Vladimir Putin, the period from May 1 to May 10 was declared inoperative in Russia. The corresponding decision was made in order to maintain the trend of reducing the spread of COVID-19 and improving the health of Russians.