Law on QR, vaccination of children and fitness without discounts

The St. Petersburg Interdepartmental Names Commission (Toponymic Commission) approved the application of new names to the city map. In particular, the Yaguzhinsky Square and the Cherry Orchard will soon appear in the northern capital, the press service of the Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg reports. The name of an associate of Peter the Great P. I. Yaguzhinsky (1683–1736), the first Prosecutor General in Russian history, will be given to the square at the intersection of Tverskaya Street and Kavalergardskaya Street in the Central District of the city. The Committee for Culture noted that such a name for the square was chosen on the eve of the 300th anniversary of the Russian prosecutor's office and the 350th anniversary of Peter I.

Less antigen and Kawasaki syndrome: infectious disease specialist - about vaccination of children

In January 2022, St. Petersburg should receive the Sputnik M drug to vaccinate adolescents aged 12-17 against CORONAVIRUS. According to Susanna Kharit, chief freelance specialist in immunoprophylaxis of the St. Petersburg HEALTH Committee, vaccination against coronavirus is important for children who have a hard time with the infection and can die from it. The risk group, according to her, includes children with chronic diseases. Since April 2020, seven children have died from covid-19 in St. Petersburg , all of them had severe pathologies.

The authorities of St. Petersburg are preparing to change the migration policy

Petersburg authorities are studying Moscow's experience in refusing to attract labor migrants. This was stated by Dmitry Cherneiko, Chairman of the Committee on Labor and Employment of the Population of St. Petersburg. According to him, during the pandemic, the salary expectations of foreigners have grown and it is no longer possible to save money on attracting workers from abroad.

The long-awaited St. Petersburg reform turned into a redistribution of the market

The Federal Antimonopoly Service of RUSSIA declared unfounded two complaints of Avtopark No. 6 "Spetstrans" (one of the largest garbage carriers in St. Petersburg, with a market share of 42%) against the decision of the St. garbage disposal. The reason for the refusal of admission was the lack of a decision of the shareholders' meeting by Spetstrans to approve the conclusion of a contract with the NEO. The rationale for the FAS decision has not yet been formulated, but, apparently, the agency agreed with the arguments of the VEO. Spetstrans intends to challenge the FAS decision in COURT. According to experts, although the market has been redistributed, they do not see any particular threats to its functioning.

Petersburg fitness left without discounts and delays

In St. Petersburg, 75% of fitness clubs could not agree with the owners of the premises on rental discounts. The situation in the city turned out to be much worse than in the whole country, RBC Petersburg was told in the Association of Fitness Industry Operators (AOFI). In Russia, 60% of fitness clubs experience difficulties with reducing rental payments or providing installments.