Novosibirsk residents held a rally against the use of QR codes

The day before, on November 21, residents of Novosibirsk held a protest against mandatory vaccination against covid-19 and the use of QR codes to visit crowded places. The action took place at the Monument of Glory.

The participants of the event laid flowers at the bowl of eternal fire and sang the song "Get up, huge country!" The NGS publication reported that police officers were present at the rally, but they did not interfere with the event. At the time of writing, the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Novosibirsk Region did not provide information on the number of participants in the action.

Starting November 12, in the Novosibirsk Region, QR codes must be presented to visit cafes, restaurants, bars, as well as places where congress and exhibition events are held. They contain information about the vaccination of their owners. 

From November 21, employees of shops, beauty salons, fitness and sports halls, personal services, catering, client departments of financial organizations, post office, multifunctional centers, transport, social security, housing and communal services, theaters, cinemas, concert halls are required to supply one component of the CORONAVIRUS vaccine. Employees of the listed industries are required to supply the second component from December 21.

For recruiting unvaccinated employees, individual entrepreneurs will be fined 50-150 thousand rubles, legal entities - 200-500 thousand rubles.