The Mayor of Moscow Sergei Sobyanin stated that the city withstood the coronavirus pandemic … He said this in an interview with the Russia 1 TV channel, reports RIA Novosti .
According to him, such megacities as the Russian capital are primarily at risk of an epidemic. “The fact that Moscow has withstood and provided decent medical care to all Muscovites is worth a lot,” the mayor explained. He added that huge forces and resources were concentrated in the city for this.
Earlier, Sobyanin promised that Muscovites who were vaccinated against coronavirus, will restore free discounted travel. The cards will be automatically unlocked for older Muscovites, students over 18 years old and citizens with chronic diseases. They will be able to use them 14 days after receiving the second component of the vaccine. The mayor explained that the vaccine reduces the risk of getting sick and becoming a source of infection, so people who get it should be able to return to normal life.
In Russia, over the past day revealed 27,039 new cases of coronavirus infection. Most cases were recorded in Moscow (5907), St. Petersburg (3746) and the Moscow region (1568). In total, since the beginning of the pandemic in the country, the infection has been registered in 3,186,336 residents. Over the entire period, 2,580,138 people were cured, another 57,555 patients died.