Results of the week: heating season, mask mode and decrease in mortality

RBC Tatarstan sums up the informational results of the week,recalling the most significant events in the life of the republic

start heat

it is planned to start supplying heat to the houses of Kazan from September 20. This was announced on September 15 by the mayor of the city Ilsur Metshin.

Over 5.8 thousand apartment buildings are also ready to start heating, which is 98.6% of Kazan's housing stock.

At the request, heating was turned on in 209 social facilities: in 162 kindergartens, 35 schools, 8 hospitals and others. “In total, 454 applications for connecting heat to social facilities were accepted. Over the next few days, they will all receive heat, ”said Iskander Giniyatullin, deputy HEAD of the executive committee of Kazan.

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Mask mode

On September 16, Lyubov Avdonina, deputy head of Rospotrebnadzor for the Republic of Tatarstan, said that it was not planned to tighten covid restrictions due to an increase in the incidence in the region.

The mask mode, according to her, is advisory in nature. “The situation is completely under control. Today, the introduction of any strict restrictive measures is not required, ”she said.

There are no plans to introduce compulsory vaccination in the Republic of Tatarstan either. “All algorithms and preventive measures are known, therefore, no obligations or requirements are put forward today. We hope that our population is responsible for their HEALTH and will do everything necessary to protect themselves and their loved ones,” said Avdonina.

Suspension of IKEA investment projects

The Swedish company IKEA has suspended investment projects planned in Kazan. Thus, the company will not participate in financing the construction of the Tulpar metro station. According to them, the Kazan authorities were informed about this decision.

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“In order to focus on the operation of the shopping center and ensure a good shopping experience, we have suspended planned investment projects in Kazan,” the press service of Ingka Centers, which manages Mega shopping centers, told RBC Tatarstan.

IKEA and the authorities of Tatarstan agreed in 2014 that the company is ready to invest 1 billion rubles. in the construction of a metro station in the area of ​​st. Sakharov. 

Fines for stowaways

Tatarstan announced an initiative to increase the fine for ticketless travel to 3.6 thousand rubles. On September 12, General DIRECTOR of Metroelektrotrans Aidar Abdulkhakov spoke with her. 

“As a legislative initiative, we propose to amend Article 5.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Tajikistan in terms of increasing the size of the administrative fine from 300 to 3.6 thousand rubles. This is a hundredfold fare,” Abdulkhakov said.

According to him, having caught a passenger in a stowaway, controllers should offer him to pay the fare or leave the transport. If the person refuses, ask the driver to stop and not continue driving until the stowaway gets out or pays.

Birth and death rates

On September 12, Rosstat published on the official website data on the natural movement of the country's population following the results of 7 months of the year and for July.

According to Rosstat, 26,656 people died in Tatarstan in January-July 2022. Compared to the same period last year, mortality in the region decreased by 12.5%. According to the results of 7 months of 2021, 30,476 people died in the republic.

For 7 months, 20,864 children were born in the republic, which is 10.5% less than in the same period last year. In July, the birth of 3197 children was registered in the Republic of Tatarstan. Compared to July last year, the birth rate decreased by 11.8%.

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