"Scarlet Sails" in St. Petersburg began with queues

The Scarlet Sails alumni holiday in St. Petersburg began with queues at checkpoints, all guests at the entrance are checked for temperature and the presence of protective masks, RIA Novosti reports.

So, the queue of the guests of the holiday grew a few hours before its official start at the checkpoint on Nevsky Prospekt. Traffic along the avenue was blocked, the authorities put up fences to check tickets. At the next checkpoint, the temperature and the presence of masks were checked for graduates and their companions.

Even before the start of the holiday, it was decided to halve the number of people invited to Palace Square. This year, only graduates from St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, as well as teachers accompanying them, are present at the celebration.

According to Fontanka, the area is two-thirds full. Young people will perform on the stage of the event: Svetlana Loboda, Cream Soda, Irina Dubtsova, Jony, Niletto, Alina Astrovskaya, Anton Lavrentiev and Vanya Dmitrienko.

The main themes of the holiday are the 30th anniversary of the return of the tricolor Russian flag, the anniversary of the birth of St. Prince Alexander Nevsky and the 60th anniversary of the first manned flight into space. At the end of the holiday, the Mir brig will sail in the Neva waters, its sail will be painted in the colors of the Russian tricolor this year.

"Scarlet Sails" in St. Petersburg will be held in the traditional format Society

Earlier it was reported that due to the increase in the number of patients with CORONAVIRUS, only graduates and employees of the event will be allowed to attend the Scarlet Sails festival in St. Petersburg. A safe sanitary zone will be created in the city, which will include Palace Square and embankments.

At the time of the holiday in the center of St. Petersburg also banned the work of shops and cafes. “These restrictions will not affect individual facilities, which will be determined by the organizing committee for the Scarlet Sails, including catering organizations. It is also not allowed for individuals to be on the roofs of buildings within this territory, ”the authorities reported.

As the situation with covid-19 worsened in St. Petersburg, the authorities tightened restrictions. Since June 17, the city has banned the operation of food courts, children's rooms in the shopping center. Cafes and entertainment establishments at night can only work for delivery. Also, the city authorities ordered 65% of officials to be vaccinated.

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