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Moscow
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin on Wednesday announced an easing of the Russian capital’s lockdown starting June 1 after the Kremlin said the coronavirus pandemic had passed its peak in the country.
“Today we can already talk about the next steps out of the crisis situation,” Sobyanin told President Vladimir Putin during a televised video conference.
“I propose from June 1 to reopen not only food retail but all non-food retail.”
The mayor also called for the reopening of retail services where there is minimal contact with the customer, listing dry cleaners, laundry services and repair workshops.
Moscow has been under lockdown since March 30, with residents only allowed to leave their homes for brief trips to a shop, to walk dogs or travel to essential jobs with a permit.
The Russian captial emerged as the epicentre of the pandemic in the country with around half the total of more than 370,000 cases.
The mayor said that lifting some restrictions was justified because of an improvement in the situation since May 12.
Moscow
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin on Wednesday announced an easing of the Russian capital’s lockdown starting June 1 after the Kremlin said the coronavirus pandemic had passed its peak in the country.
“Today we can already talk about the next steps out of the crisis situation,” Sobyanin told President Vladimir Putin during a televised video conference.
“I propose from June 1 to reopen not only food retail but all non-food retail.”
The mayor also called for the reopening of retail services where there is minimal contact with the customer, listing dry cleaners, laundry services and repair workshops.
Moscow has been under lockdown since March 30, with residents only allowed to leave their homes for brief trips to a shop, to walk dogs or travel to essential jobs with a permit.
The Russian captial emerged as the epicentre of the pandemic in the country with around half the total of more than 370,000 cases.
The mayor said that lifting some restrictions was justified because of an improvement in the situation since May 12.
