The government has returned the mask regime in the White House

A mask regime will be introduced in the government building from August 22, face-to-face meetings will be limited,as well as reduced the number of foreign and domestic business trips of members of the Cabinet

Enhanced quarantine measures have been reintroduced in the building of the Russian government in connection with the spread of COVID-19 in Russia. This was reported with reference to the relevant order of Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Grigorenko on the Telegram channel "May Decree", the information was confirmed by RBC in the apparatus of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Among the imposed restrictions:

A mandatory mask regime is introduced. The holding of face-to-face meetings in the building of the Government House is limited, as well as the number of their participants (it is recommended to hold most events in the teleconference mode). The number of visitors to the White House is temporarily reduced - both employees of federal executive bodies and other organizations. The number of foreign and domestic business trips will be reduced.

RBC sent a request to the government press service.

In Russia, 33 thousand people infected with coronavirus were identified Society

The incidence of coronavirus in Russia began to decline in February and reached its lowest level since the start of the pandemic by June. A new rise in the incidence of COVID-19 began in mid-July. If at the beginning of the month about 3 thousand people infected with coronavirus were detected per day, then by August the incidence increased tenfold.

Over the past day, 33.1 thousand new cases of the disease were detected in the country, which was a record since March 18, and 63 more people died. The Kremlin called the dynamics of the incidence alarming, but noted that this situation is also observed in other countries. “The numbers are really growing. We see that the curve has crept up. This is not only in our country, but in a number of countries such alarming dynamics are observed, ”said Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the president.

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Since the start of the pandemic, five waves of coronavirus have passed in Russia. The last one started in January. At its peak, on February 11, almost 204 thousand cases of infection were detected in the country per day, but then the figure began to decline.

Against the backdrop of the spread of COVID-19, Rospotrebnadzor recommended that parts of the regions return to the mask regime. According to the agency, as of August 16, about 50% of newly detected cases were in three regions: Moscow, St. Petersburg and the Moscow region. The incidence rate for the whole country amounted to 119.71 per 100,000 population, which is 49.2% higher than last week.

Earlier, the authorities of Buryatia announced the return of the mandatory mask regime in public places. Kalmykia has returned mandatory vaccination for vulnerable categories of citizens, including people over 60 and health workers.

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