With a new epidemic wave in Russia

Record deaths from “Corona” in Moscow and St. Petersburg

Ross queuing up to get the vaccine.

Reuters

Record numbers of deaths from the Corona virus were recorded in Moscow and St. Petersburg, according to what the Russian authorities announced yesterday, while a new epidemic wave caused by the most contagious delta mutant is sweeping the country.

Saint Petersburg (northeast), the second city of the country, is under pressure as the host of matches in the European Cup 2020 football.

The organizers confirm that the quarter-final match, which will be held on Friday, is still standing, and the two winning teams from France, Switzerland, Croatia and Spain will meet.

Official figures show that Moscow recorded 124 deaths and Saint Petersburg 110 deaths in the past 24 hours, exceeding the records they set over the weekend.

The mutated strain has been hitting the delta of Russia, one of the countries most affected by the pandemic, for weeks, and it is the most contagious and causes concern in the entire world.

In the entire country, 21,650 new infections were recorded within 24 hours, according to the numbers published yesterday, out of a total outcome that exceeded 5.4 million cases since the outbreak of the epidemic.

And 611 people died within 24 hours out of 133,893 deaths since the outbreak of the epidemic, according to the official toll.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that about 2,000 people are hospitalized daily due to "Covid-19" in the capital, where nearly 75% of hospital beds are occupied.

In an attempt to contain the epidemic, Moscow re-imposed remote work for at least 30% of unvaccinated employees, imposed mandatory vaccination for service sector employees, and approved a health certificate to enter restaurants as of yesterday.

It is allowed to enter restaurants for people who have been vaccinated or who present a negative test with a result of no more than 72 hours, or a certificate stating that they were infected with the virus less than six months ago.

With the spread of the delta mutant, more than 10 Russian regions, such as Moscow, imposed mandatory vaccinations for certain groups of the population.

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