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10 November 2021 0 comments
Non-working days are over in Moscow. Shops, restaurants and cinemas are starting to function again, but restrictions remain for museums and theaters. You can visit them only by QR code. In the capital, according to the authorities, the situation has stabilized, but the incidence in the regions is still high. Because of this, the authorities of Tatarstan, for example, have imposed unprecedented restrictions on the operation of public transport. When can I expect the effect of the last lockdown? And will the authorities tighten restrictions? About this - Daniil Babkin.
Non-working days are over in most Russian regions. The lockdown was extended only in five regions — Chelyabinsk, Bryansk, Kursk, Novgorod and Tomsk regions, where infection records were recorded all last week. Although in Crimea, for example, the incidence has been steadily increasing for almost two months, but both there and in Sevastopol not only did not extend non-working days, but even allowed to check into hotels without a QR code.
In Moscow, according to Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, the situation has more or less stabilized. On November 7, for example, less than 5 thousand people were infected — the last time so much was on October 13. But in order to contain the pandemic, measures should be tougher, says Boris Churadze, chief physician of the K+31 clinic network:
The main factor is the number of hospitalizations, the occupancy of beds and intensive care units, the number of serious patients. As for the indicators, the healthcare system in Moscow, although with great strain and difficulty, is coping. I wouldn't overestimate the importance of non-working days. It is important to widely introduce QR codes in public transport, in all institutions, shops. This, on the one hand, will protect against the spread of the pandemic, on the other - will stimulate the population to get vaccinated.
Since November 8, restrictions in Moscow remain for companies — 30% of employees must be remote - and for elderly people without a QR code, who must comply with self-isolation, and their social cards are disabled. In Tatarstan, meanwhile, the authorities plan to ban the use of transport not only for pensioners, but also for all unvaccinated or unwell. Now carriers are afraid of ruin, says Kirill Antonov, a correspondent of Kommersant in Kazan:
"Questions arise both from residents of Tatarstan and from business representatives. The Association of Transport Enterprises has already issued a statement that they are waiting for a resolution and clarification. Carriers believe that QR codes should be checked by police officers. If a fragile girl conductor checks them, what can she do against people with fists? Also, carriers say that passenger traffic will simply collapse. Carriers are asking the authorities to help so that enterprises do not become bankrupt. On the social media pages of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, residents write mostly negative comments."
The capital's business is returning to work: restrictions remain only for theaters and museums. It will be possible to get there only by QR code. But the system of digital passes to other areas does not seem to spread, at least not to the restaurant market for sure, says its ombudsman Sergey Mironov: "Delivery these days has received a hyper profit. Some catering establishments that specialize in pizza, sushi, burgers even had double revenue. Of course, restaurants also tried to work on delivery in lockdown, but no one succeeded. I do not know of any institution that has managed to earn even 20% of its previous turnover."
But if the situation began to improve in the capital, then a new record of morbidity was recorded in the country on November 6. However, experts note that the effect of non-working days, if there is one, will manifest itself in about a week
Non-working days are over in most Russian regions. The lockdown was extended only in five regions — Chelyabinsk, Bryansk, Kursk, Novgorod and Tomsk regions, where infection records were recorded all last week. Although in Crimea, for example, the incidence has been steadily increasing for almost two months, but both there and in Sevastopol not only did not extend non-working days, but even allowed to check into hotels without a QR code.
In Moscow, according to Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, the situation has more or less stabilized. On November 7, for example, less than 5 thousand people were infected — the last time so much was on October 13. But in order to contain the pandemic, measures should be tougher, says Boris Churadze, chief physician of the K+31 clinic network:
The main factor is the number of hospitalizations, the occupancy of beds and intensive care units, the number of serious patients. As for the indicators, the healthcare system in Moscow, although with great strain and difficulty, is coping. I wouldn't overestimate the importance of non-working days. It is important to widely introduce QR codes in public transport, in all institutions, shops. This, on the one hand, will protect against the spread of the pandemic, on the other - will stimulate the population to get vaccinated.
Since November 8, restrictions in Moscow remain for companies — 30% of employees must be remote - and for elderly people without a QR code, who must comply with self-isolation, and their social cards are disabled. In Tatarstan, meanwhile, the authorities plan to ban the use of transport not only for pensioners, but also for all unvaccinated or unwell. Now carriers are afraid of ruin, says Kirill Antonov, a correspondent of Kommersant in Kazan:
"Questions arise both from residents of Tatarstan and from business representatives. The Association of Transport Enterprises has already issued a statement that they are waiting for a resolution and clarification. Carriers believe that QR codes should be checked by police officers. If a fragile girl conductor checks them, what can she do against people with fists? Also, carriers say that passenger traffic will simply collapse. Carriers are asking the authorities to help so that enterprises do not become bankrupt. On the social media pages of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, residents write mostly negative comments."
The capital's business is returning to work: restrictions remain only for theaters and museums. It will be possible to get there only by QR code. But the system of digital passes to other areas does not seem to spread, at least not to the restaurant market for sure, says its ombudsman Sergey Mironov: "Delivery these days has received a hyper profit. Some catering establishments that specialize in pizza, sushi, burgers even had double revenue. Of course, restaurants also tried to work on delivery in lockdown, but no one succeeded. I do not know of any institution that has managed to earn even 20% of its previous turnover."
But if the situation began to improve in the capital, then a new record of morbidity was recorded in the country on November 6. However, experts note that the effect of non-working days, if there is one, will manifest itself in about a week