Moscow will implement a quarantine period next week to slow the spread of COVID-19 amid a surge in case numbers.
From Oct. 28 to Nov. 7, all schools, nonfood stores, gyms, cinemas, and other entertainment venues will be closed, and restaurants and cafes will only deliver takeout orders. Museums, theaters, concert halls, and other venues will be limited to those who provide proof of vaccination or past illness, a practice that will remain after the quarantine period, according to the Associated Press.
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“The situation in Moscow is developing according to the worst-case scenario,” Mayor Sergei Sobyanin wrote on Thursday on his blog, according to a translation provided by the outlet.
Prior to announcing the quarantine period, Sobyanin ordered unvaccinated people over 60 to stay home except for brief walks and open-air exercises. Beginning Oct. 25, Moscow businesses are required to keep at least one-third of their employees working remotely for three months, according to the outlet.
President Vladimir Putin expressed confusion about Russians’ hesitancy to get vaccinated against COVID-19 on Wednesday, saying he “can’t understand what’s going on.” In response to the rising numbers, Putin ordered Russians not to work from Oct. 30 to Nov. 7 as the country observes a national holiday.
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In the last 24 hours, Russia has reported 34,073 new cases of COVID-19, with 226,353 total deaths since the start of the pandemic, according to the World Health Organization. Over 49 million Russians have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, with over 45 million fully vaccinated, WHO data show.
