Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and Moscow Region Governor Andrey Vorobyov, in connection with the increase in the incidence of coronavirus infection, announced the introduction of new measures for the elderly, pregnant women and people with chronic diseases, as well as recommendations to employers to transfer employees to teleworking. About this on Monday, September 28, reports “RIA Novosti”.
The first deputy head of the press service of the mayor of the capital Boris Bulay noted that the mayor’s office will also transfer the maximum possible number of people from the government and subordinate structures to remote work. Later, the agency’s source clarified that a third of the employees of the Moscow government from those who returned to the offices will again go to “remote work”.
Sobyanin appealed to the older generation of Muscovites and residents of the capital suffering from chronic diseases and pregnant women with a request not to leave their homes or leave their suburban garden area without special need to protect themselves from the risk of contracting coronavirus.
The mayor also called for the temporary refusal of contacts with relatives and friends who live separately.
The Moscow authorities recommended instructing younger family members to make purchases and pay bills, if this is not possible, then go to stores and pharmacies should be as little as possible and always wear masks and gloves, in the absence of which they will not be allowed into the store and may even be fined. However, outdoor walks and sports are not limited to.
Social cards will not be blocked.
Working Muscovites who are at risk are strongly advised to switch to a remote format or take a vacation. If necessary, they will be issued sick leave certificates. To obtain them, citizens should call the hotline 8-495-870-45-09.
Also, the Moscow authorities are asking the management of enterprises and organizations to transfer as many employees as possible to a remote mode, but without prejudice to the main work processes and consumer interests. For workers, strict adherence to sanitary and epidemiological safety measures should be ensured, including disinfection, use of personal protective equipment, social distance, temperature measurement of workers and testing for COVID-19.
Over the past day, 16 people have died from coronavirus infection in Moscow. As of Saturday, 2016 cases of coronavirus were detected. The last time the number of new cases of coronavirus detected in the city in 24 hours exceeded the threshold of 2 thousand in early June.
Among the newly diagnosed cases, 42.9% are people aged 18 to 45, another 26.6% are aged 46 to 65, and 18.1% are over 66. The proportion of children among newly reported cases of COVID-19 is 12.4%.
In total, 5180 people died from a new type of coronavirus in the capital.
As the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova said on September 26, the increase in the incidence of COVID-19 is primarily due to non-compliance with preventive measures. On September 25, the Ministry of Health said that an increase in cases of coronavirus in the country was predicted, and an appropriate mobilization reserve was formed in medical institutions.