Moscow Orders Strict Lockdown Amid ‘Worst-Case’ Covid-19 Surge
- Mayor tells most businesses, stores to close Oct. 28 to Nov. 7
- Measures are the most severe since the early days of pandemic
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Moscow will implement its harshest lockdown since the early days of the pandemic last year, as Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on his blog that the Covid-19 situation was developing according to the “worst-case scenario.”
Most shops and businesses except for essential services will shut down from Oct. 28 to Nov. 7, while schools and kindergartens will be placed on vacation, according to Sobyanin. The surrounding Moscow Region will implement similar measures.