Planet shift, money for the ferry, deaths from COVID. Highlights of the day

Extension of restrictions

Due to the high incidence of coronavirus infection, the authorities of the Kaliningrad region have extended the restrictions previously introduced in the Guryev urban district until September 21. In addition, from September 1 to September 21, preventive measures are being introduced in Chernyakhovsky and Polessky urban districts. Decree No. 134 in a new edition is published on the website of the regional government.

Miscellaneous stats

The data of statistics from Rosstat and the regional Ministry of Health on mortality from coronavirus infection among the inhabitants of the region differed greatly. So, according to Rosstat, in January-July, 1,125 patients with coronavirus died in the Kaliningrad region, and 1,915 patients died since the beginning of the pandemic. fatal cases, and at the end of July there were 578.

Ferry money

An additional 2 billion 550 million rubles will be sent by the Russian government through Rosmorrechflot to complete the construction of the General Chernyakhovsky automobile and railway ferry for the Ust-Luga-Baltiysk railway ferry crossing. "General Chernyakhovsky" is needed for transportation across the Baltic Sea between the Leningrad and Kaliningrad regions of trains, cars and various cargoes.

Delay "Planets"

Commissioning of the building-ball of the Museum of the World Ocean - "Planet" Ocean "was postponed until 2024. The Russian government has made appropriate changes to its resolution. According to the new version of the resolution, the customer of the work is changing: the Federal State Institution “North-Western Directorate for Construction, Reconstruction and Restoration” of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation has been replaced by the “Public Law Company “Single Customer in the Construction Sphere”. Museum Director Svetlana Sivkova commented on this prospect.

Lines at the border

During the day, the situation at the Chernyshevskoye-Kybartai international automobile border checkpoint on the border with Lithuania has not changed. Trucks continue to wait in queues for entry and exit from Russia. At 11:15 a.m., a message appeared on the website of the regional customs that from August 31, a planned transition to a “modern centralized software tool” is being carried out at automobile checkpoints. All interested parties are advised to take this information into account when passing through the customs post of the MAPP Chernyshevskoye.