The Kremlin indicated that major events are not prohibited in the city. According to the authorities, it will be possible to assess the impact of the holiday on the COVID-19 outbreak in the city in a couple of days
The holiday of school graduates of St. Petersburg “Scarlet Sails” was organized taking into account the recommendations of the sanitary authorities. This was stated by the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov, the correspondent of RBC reports.
“Each major event is carried out taking into account the recommendations of the sanitary authorities of a particular region and body. As far as we know, such recommendations were formulated in St. Petersburg and they were implemented on the spot, ” he said, commenting on the jump in mortality against the background of the Scarlet Sails in St. Petersburg.
The press secretary of the head of state said that all major events are currently being held in St. Petersburg, “there are no direct bans” on them. According to him, it will be possible to judge whether the holiday has worsened the situation later. “After a certain number of days, it will be clear, we will all see the statistics,” whether there is a sharp jump or not, ” Peskov pointed out.
According to Peskov, the regional authorities are closely monitoring the epidemiological situation.
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“Scarlet Sails” took place in St. Petersburg on the night of June 26. For the event, the city restricted travel along the central streets, the passage of pedestrians, the work of cafes and the sale of alcohol. In the city center, graduates and their escorts were allowed through the checkpoint, checking the temperature and the presence of masks. As noted by RIA Novosti, many graduates removed their protective equipment after passing throughcheckpoints. As reported by Fontanka, the square was filled by two-thirds, this year the graduates were not allowed to invite their parents, they were accompanied only by teachers.
Over the past day, St. Petersburg has updated the death record among patients with coronavirus. 114 people died from COVID-19 in the city.
The total number of infected people in St. Petersburg was 466775 people.