Consequences of Covid, Scandal in Murino and

In 2020, a record increase in mortality was noted in St. Petersburg. In addition to the CORONAVIRUS, cardiovascular diseases have made a significant contribution to excess mortality. They, and not a new infection, became the first cause of death in St. Petersburg during the pandemic. However, the leadership of cardiovascular pathologies in the list of causes of deaths has been observed for many years in a row - an unpleasant surprise was that the positive dynamics was interrupted: until 2019, the number of deaths from heart attacks and strokes decreased, and in 2020 it increased sharply. Explaining this trend, doctors talk not only about biological causes - the harm that the coronavirus causes to the cardiovascular system - but also about organizational mistakes made in the country and in the city. Among the deadly, in the literal sense of the word, factors experts call the psychological mood of the inhabitants.

The launch of food courts attracted visitors to the shopping centers of St. Petersburg

Watcom experts have calculated how the reopening of food courts (food courts and food places) affected the attendance of shopping centers in St. Petersburg. According to their data, over the past week the Shopping Index (indicator of shopping center attendance dynamics) in St. Petersburg amounted to -15.2%. This is significantly higher than the figures for the whole of July (-21.1%). “After the lifting of the ban, the attendance situation has improved,” Watcom noted.

The authorities of St. Petersburg announced changes in Apraksin Dvor

The Agency for the Development of the Property Complex of St. Petersburg, under whose operational management a part of the premises of Apraksin Dvor was transferred, plans to hold a tender for the lease of these buildings. This was reported to RBC Petersburg in the press service of the city committee of property relations (KIO). Smolny clarified that the agency is now registering the right to operational management of facilities. Officials have already begun evicting old tenants of historic buildings.

Petersburg universities have determined the procedure for admitting students to classes

Petersburg universities are preparing for the start of the new academic year and are considering the format for teaching students in a pandemic. Some universities heeded the recommendations of the Ministry of Education and Science, which considered it appropriate to transfer students who had not been vaccinated against coronavirus or had a medical clearance to remote learning. RBC Petersburg asked the largest universities in the city in what formats students will study from September 1 and whether they will require vaccination when settling into hostels.

The rise in housing prices drives residents of St. Petersburg into "micro-studios"

Against the backdrop of rising real estate prices, the average area of ​​apartments in the market of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region decreased by 11%. According to experts interviewed by RBC Petersburg, developers have again begun to offer citizens more compact layouts - premises up to 20 square meters. m. At the same time, the interlocutors of the agency note that if “micro-studios” in residential buildings are more often bought as a first home in St. Petersburg, then “mini-apartments” have become the most affordable way to invest in real estate due to the low threshold for entering the market.