Beglov allowed St. Petersburg restaurants and bars to work on New Year's Eve

Cafes, restaurants and bars in St. Petersburg will be able to work on New Year's Eve without time limits. Governor Alexander Beglov made changes to the resolution, the press service of the city administration reported.

“The action of the corresponding restriction is suspended from 23:00 on December 31 to 06:00 on January 1,” the administration said.

The introduction of mandatory QR codes in public catering will be postponed from December 27 to January 2. From this day on, only those who have been fully vaccinated, have a medical exemption from vaccination or have recently had a CORONAVIRUS infection will be able to visit cafes, restaurants and bars upon presentation of the relevant document. Similar conditions apply to retail trade.

In addition, Beglov allowed to increase the occupancy of cinema halls from 50 to 75% from January 1.