In St. Petersburg, the mask regime was suspended

Wearing masks in public places and transport in St. Petersburg is no longer mandatory, the mask regime in the city is suspended. This was reported in the press service of the Smolny. Note that in Moscow, wearing masks became optional much earlier, the mayor of the capital, Sergei Sobyanin, made such a decision on March 14, 2022.

On Thursday, May 26, Alexander Beglov amended Decree No. 121 "On measures to counter the spread of a new coronavirus infection ( COVID-19 ) in St. Petersburg ." From tomorrow, May 27, the use of personal protective equipment will be advisory in nature. “Organizations have been advised to ensure that they can be used by employees and visitors of the respective places,” the press service said in a statement.

In addition, on the basis of the order of the chief sanitary doctor for the city of St. Petersburg, Natalya Bashketova, from May 27, the restriction of the maximum allowable number of visitors to 2 thousand people for sports, physical education, cultural, entertainment, congress and exhibition, solemn, leisure and other events is canceled. Other restrictions are extended until July 1, 2022.

The next concessions were made against the backdrop of a decrease in the incidence of "covid". According to the federal operational headquarters, as of May 26, the number of new coronavirus infections in St. Petersburg decreased by 293 cases per day. A day earlier, this diagnosis was confirmed in 326 people. During the day, 117 new patients were hospitalized, 398 Petersburgers recovered.