Covid-19 in Russia: a week's work stoppage in Moscow to counter the epidemic
Temporary hospital for Covid-19 patients in the Krylatskoye Ice Palace in Moscow, June 11, 2021. via REUTERS - MOSCOW NEWS AGENCY
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In Russia, the rise in Covid cases worries the authorities.
Moscow city hall issued new restrictions on June 12 in an attempt to curb the spread of the virus.
Non-essential workers are urged to stay at home throughout the week ahead, but their wages remain guaranteed.
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With our correspondent in Moscow,
Jean-Didier Revoin
In Moscow, the number of Covid cases has returned to its levels of last December, which is why city authorities have decreed that next week will be non-working.
They recommended that employers make at least 30% of their unvaccinated staff work from home.
While
Muscovites
will be able to continue to go out for walks in the parks, the attractions will remain closed.
Regarding nightlife, bars, restaurants and nightclubs will no longer be able to serve customers between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Reluctance to vaccination
These measures, coupled with the opening of several field hospitals, are intended to slow the growth of the epidemic.
Even though Russia was the first country to approve a vaccine against Covid-19 and that it began to vaccinate at the beginning of December, it is struggling to convince its population to be vaccinated.
According to polls, barely 50% of Russians intend to be injected with one of the four vaccines developed in their country.
Currently, around 18 million have received at least one dose, or only 12% of the population.
Covid-19: Russians shun their vaccine
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