According to him, the weekly incidence rate of COVID-19 in the region was 99.5 per 100,000 population.

“In this regard, according to the information posted on the official website of Rospotrebnadzor, residents of our region are recommended to observe the mask regime in public places, in crowded places, in transport,” Goryaev wrote on Telegram.

The press service of Rospotrebnadzor previously clarified that 48% of cases of coronavirus infection COVID-19 occur in Moscow, St. Petersburg and the Moscow region.

Honored Doctor of Russia, epidemiologist, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Gennady Onishchenko said that masks should be a mandatory attribute for citizens in the current situation.