China News Agency, Moscow, November 13 (Zhang Meng) According to TASS News Agency’s report on the 12th, the Russian government has submitted a bill to the State Duma (lower house of parliament) on the presentation of health QR codes in public places and when taking public transportation. .

The validity period of the bill is expected to last until June 1, 2022.

The Russian State Duma will review the bill on November 15.

　　According to reports, the main purpose of the bill is to protect the lives and health of citizens.

The bill stipulates that citizens must present a health QR code or prove that they have been infected with new coronary pneumonia and have recovered or are unable to due to medical reasons when going to mass activities, cultural institutions, dining venues and retail venues, and taking public transportation. Exemption documents for vaccination.

However, these measures will not affect those who do not hold the health QR code to go to pharmacies, food stores and necessities stores.

Data map: Russian people wear masks.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Wang Xiujun

　　According to RIA Novosti news agency, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Golikova stated at a government briefing that the government proposed in the bill that the transition period for vaccination should be set to February 1, 2022, with the purpose of leaving the people with vaccination. The time for the vaccine and related agencies to issue the necessary documents.

The full use of the vaccine certificate will take effect on February 1, 2022.

　　Golikova said that the bill is an emergency measure taken under the severe situation of Russia's new crown pneumonia epidemic.

In the first nine months of 2021, Russia's deaths from new coronary pneumonia accounted for 91.2% of the total number of abnormal deaths.

"This has seriously affected the overall demographic situation of Russia." Golikova emphasized, "For Russians, the vaccination certificate may be as important as a passport."

　　Golikova said that for foreign citizens who have been vaccinated with the new crown vaccine that has not yet been recognized by Russia, they need to show a negative nucleic acid test result before they can visit public facilities.

　　According to the latest data from the Russian Epidemic Prevention Command that day, in the past 24 hours, there were 40,123 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Russia, with a total of 8,992,595 confirmed cases; 1,235 new deaths, and a total of 25,926 deaths; 33,645 new cases of recovery, and 7,720,962 cases of recovery. .

At present, Russia has completed about 58.8 million doses of the new crown vaccine, and the vaccination rate is about 49%.

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