Russia closes non-essential services for 11 days, as covid cases hit record numbers

Russia closes non-essential services for 11 days, as covid cases hit record numbers
Thursday 28 October 2021 - 11:17

Russia imposed a shutdown on nonessential services, including retail shops, restaurants, and sporting  venues for 11 days, amid a surge in Covid-19 cases.

The country closed schools and kindergartens, and permitted food shops and pharmacies to remain open from October 28  until November 7.

Only 32 percent of Russia’s population has been fully vaccinated, according to the Gogov website, with covid-19 cases reaching a record number on Thursday, at 40,096 cases, according to data from the country’s crisis center released Thursday.

The number of COVID-19-linked deaths, during the same period of time, increased to 1,159 from 1,123 the day before, which is a new record since the beginning of the pandemic. A total of 235,057 patients have died from the infection.

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