In St. Petersburg and Altai, it was recommended to return to the mask regime

Two more regions are returning to recommendations for wearing masks, including St. Petersburg.So far, only one region has returned the mandatory wearing of masks - Buryatia

The Governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov recommended that residents of the city start wearing masks in public places again. He voiced the recommendation on the air of Radio RUSSIA - St. Petersburg.

“I recommend wearing masks in public places,” he said (quoted from Fontanka). Beglov recalled that the pandemic is still ongoing. “It is better to get vaccinated and protect yourself and your relatives, friends, work colleagues,” he added.

In addition, the advisory mask regime has been reintroduced in the Altai Republic, Mikhail Maksimov, spokesman for the HEAD of the region, told RBC. “In connection with the increase in the incidence of CORONAVIRUS infection, by the decision of the operational headquarters, changes were made to the anti-virus order of the regional government. According to the document, on the territory of the Altai Republic it is recommended to wear hygienic masks in crowded places, in public transport, when visiting pharmacies, shops, bus stations, airports and other public places,” he explained.

“The character is still recommendatory. There is no question of the mandatory wearing of masks, but, based on the epidemiological situation, the operational headquarters recommends observing the mask regime in public places, ”Maximov emphasized.

In St. Petersburg , as well as throughout Russia, the incidence began to rise again at the end of July. Today, August 15, 3782 new infections were detected in the city - a record since the beginning of March. 112 people were hospitalized, 11 died.

How the number of hospitalizations with coronavirus in Russia changes August 15 The number of hospitalized and diagnosed cases per day. The operational headquarters began to provide open regular statistics on hospitalizations from January 20, 2022 Created with Highcharts 8.2.2

More than 25,000 cases of covid were detected in Russia in a day Society

Coronavirus restrictions were lifted in Russia this summer amid a decline in cases, but cases have recently started to rise again. The first region to return the mandatory wearing of masks after the break was Buryatia.