Travnikov proposed introducing new restrictions due to COVID-19

At an operational meeting in the government of the region, the governor of the Novosibirsk region Andrey Travnikov announced the extension of the high alert regime until September 30. In addition, it is proposed to introduce additional restrictions, Interfax reports.

“It is necessary to exclude the preparation and holding of events with mass participation of people, spectators, including events that are held on the street. Holding mass sports events - exclusively without spectators, if possible, postpone the dates of such events, if there is a need to hold them according to the schedule of the competition, in compliance with all sanitary safety measures, ”the governor said.

Official indoor events are recommended to be held with a occupancy of no more than 50% of the capacity of the premises, in compliance with the mask regime and social distance.

According to the head of the regional Rospotrebnadzor Alexander Shcherbatov, 838 new cases of coronavirus infection were recorded over the previous week, 185 more than a week earlier, in 82% of cases the infection proceeds as SARS.

Earlier, Deputy Minister of Health of the region Elena Aksenova said that in the Novosibirsk region, 1.3 million people should receive the vaccine to form herd immunity. To achieve these indicators, it is necessary to vaccinate 15 thousand - 16 thousand people daily, while this figure is 4 thousand - 8 thousand people per day.

According to the deputy minister, more than 320,000 people have been vaccinated with the first component of the vaccine, and more than 250,000 people with the second component.