MOSCOW — Moscow’s mayor has effectively declared a public holiday for all of next week to combat a surge in COVID-19 cases.
Sergei Sobyanin announced the decision on Saturday, saying it would not affect organizations that maintain the Russian capital’s infrastructure, the military, and other strategically important enterprises.
Monday is anyway a public holiday, and the mayor told people to also stay off work for the rest of the week.
“To stop the rising rate of sickness and to save lives, today I signed a decree providing for non-working days from 15 to 19 June 2021 with pay for employees,” Sobyanin said on his official blog.
Sobyanin also ordered all bars, restaurants…
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