Tightening of the "antique" regime, a new trading network and "mustache to shoulder straps"

About 80% of CORONAVIRUS cases in St. Petersburg are caused by the Omicron strain, Anna Popova, HEAD of Rospotrebnadzor, said. it is because of him that the incidence of covid-19 in the city has been growing at a rapid pace since mid-January 2022. On February 1, in St. Petersburg, according to the federal operational headquarters, 19,234 cases of infection were detected. For comparison, a month ago, the number of infected per day was 15 times less. The main claim to medicine that arises in connection with the spread of a new strain is the ineffectiveness of vaccinations. The number of cases includes both those who have already had COVID-19 and those who have been vaccinated. RBC Petersburg figured out whether vaccination still makes sense and how it can help in the current conditions.

Petersburg schoolchildren were forbidden to visit public catering and shops

In St. Petersburg , due to the worsening epidemiological situation, new restrictions have been introduced. In particular, all high school students are transferred to distance learning. According to the channel of the vice-governor of the city Boris Piotrovsky in TELEGRAM, the corresponding changes have already been made to the “antique” resolution of the city government No. 121. According to the document cited by the official, students in grades 7-11 are transferred to “remote work” from February 2 to 13. In addition, on these dates, minors are prohibited from visiting catering facilities and retail facilities (with the exception of pharmacies and grocery stores).

The legendary building on Nevsky Prospekt is changing its anchor tenant

In the legendary Singer House (Nevsky Prospekt, 28), a new bookstore may open in mid-May 2022, which will belong to the city JSC TF St. Petersburg House of Books. Smolny and Alfa-Bank (the owner of CJSC Zinger, in whose long-term lease the building is located) agreed on this, Boris Piotrovsky, vice-governor of St. Petersburg, said in his Telegram channel. “Under my leadership, a working group has been created that will develop the concept of the updated store,” the official wrote.

A new chain of stores will open in St. Petersburg

Marvel Distribution, a supplier of computer equipment, will open eight Vsesmart stores in St. Petersburg. This was reported to RBC Petersburg in the press service of the company. The concept of the stores is that “smart” devices and technologies for the home are presented in apartment interiors.

Unscheduled holidays were postponed in the Leningrad region

The administration of the Leningrad region announced the postponement of unscheduled holidays. Primary school students will have an additional rest from February 14 to 23, while students in grades 5-11 will continue to study remotely instead of holidays. It was previously assumed that all schoolchildren in the Leningrad region would go on unscheduled holidays from February 7 to 20 due to the difficult epidemiological situation. “We have adjusted the originally planned vacation dates on the recommendation of Rospotrebnadzor,” Governor Alexander Drozdenko commented on the decision. “This is due to the epidemiological threshold, which we have not exceeded.”