Russia’s President Vladimir Putin ordered mandatory paid holidays starting this Saturday, October 30, as COVID-19 cases and deaths soar in the country.
The average number of new infections reported in Russia reached a new high, currently reporting over 37,748 daily, with the COVID-19 virus at its peak.
Most of Russia’s population remains unvaccinated, as the country has administered at least 103,215,462 shots of anti-COVID-19 vaccines so far, assuming each person needs 2 shots, to have vaccinated about 35.7% of the country’s population, according to the latest update of October 30.
Putin has already introduced paid holidays during coronavirus peaks previously in May. The current non-working week coincides with the national school holidays.
On Friday, Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova stated that the epidemiological situation worsened in 13 Russian regions between October 22 and 29, and expressed concern that “many Russians planned to book for trips to other regions during the holidays.”
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