Moscuvites support easing of COVID-19 restrictions, Russia reports 25,018 new cases

Record ID: 1627284

  • Title: Moscuvites support easing of COVID-19 restrictions, Russia reports 25,018 new cases
  • Date: 18th July 2021
  • Summary: MOSCOW, RUSSIA (JULY 18, 2021) (REUTERS) ST. BASIL'S CATHEDRAL PEOPLE IN STREET SPASSKAYA KREMLIN TOWER YOUNG WOMAN RESTING ON BENCH BIKERS IN STREET, KREMLIN SEEN IN BACKGROUND (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) MOSCOW RESIDENT ANNA OKOROKOVA, SAYING: "Everyday I look at how many people got sick, how many people got better, how many are in hospitals and how many died." PEOPLE AT BUS STOP (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) MOSCOW RESIDENT ANNA OKOROKOVA, SAYING: "It's a bit difficult with QR codes, I just did the second round of the vaccine and I still haven't received my QR code. I tried it today at the government services website telling them: 'look, I have my second vaccine done, where's my QR code?' But my code isn't here yet as I just did it 2 days ago, but of course, the cancellation (of QR codes) is good I think." BOLSHOI THEATER PEOPLE AT FOUNTAIN (SOUNDBITE) (Russian), MOSCOW RESIDENT MARINA (LAST NAME UNKNOWN), SAYING: "Of course it's great. Yesterday we left our codes and we didn't manage to have a meal.. Of course, it's good." VARIOUS OF PEOPLE AT BUS STOP (SOUNDBITE) (Russian), STUDENT MOHAMMAD HOLMATOV, SAYING: "I went through this (illness) already and without any serious consequences so I'm not afraid anymore.' PEOPLE TAKING GROUP PICTURE (SOUNDBITE) (Russian), STUDENT MOHAMMAD HOLMATOV, SAYING: "Of course I'm glad, because a friend of mine has a restaurant and because of these QR codes there are a lot less visitors there now." PEOPLE TAKING PICTURES PEOPLE ON BENCH (SOUNDBITE) (Russian), MOSCOW RESIDENT MARIA BYDANTSEVA, SAYING: "While we have summer (terraces at restaurants) we don't really feel it as it's pretty comfortable there, you don't need to be inside anyway - there is this wonderful summer in Moscow, so we didn't have time to suffer from it (QR codes) in any way yet." CARS IN STREET
  • Embargoed: 1st August 2021 14:28
  • Keywords: COVID-19 Moscow QR-Code Russia
  • Location: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
  • City: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
  • Country: Russia
  • Topics: Europe,Health/Medicine
  • Reuters ID: LVA001EMD9GEF
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Moscow city residents welcomed the easing of COVID-19 restrictions such as the cancellation of QR codes requirements on Sunday (July 18).
    The Moscow government decree comes into effect starting Monday (July 19), three weeks after the measure had been imposed to hold back the capital's COVID-19 infection rates by requiring restaurant, bar and club goers to show an official QR code proving vaccination, recent recovery from COVID-19 or a negative PCR test from within the past 72 hours. Outdoor terraces were not affected by the rule.
    Russia reported 25,018 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including 4,357 in Moscow, taking the official national count to 5, 958,133.
    (Production: Yury Bakhnov, Mikhail Antonov)
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