“From tomorrow, passengers who do not use personal protective equipment will not be allowed on public transport in the republic.
The wearing of protective masks during working hours is strictly obligatory for all drivers of public transport, "RIA Novosti quoted the ministry as saying.
The ministry noted that cases of outbreaks of coronavirus infection are growing rapidly, and additional measures are being introduced to counter its spread by the republic's Rospotrebnadzor.
Chechnya is one of the first Russian regions to abolish the mask regime, this happened in February 2021.
Earlier, the Minister of Health of Russia Mikhail Murashko said that Moscow, the Moscow region, Chechnya, Belgorod and Tyumen regions are the leading regions of Russia in terms of rates of vaccination against coronavirus.