The decision to give the residents of St. Petersburg money instead of a free distribution of personal protective equipment due to the fact that the city has many visitors. This was stated by the Governor Alexander Beglov, the newspaper writes "the diary of St. Petersburg".
As previously told in a press-service of administration of the Governor of the city, pensioners, disadvantaged families with children, large families and families with foster children and children with disabilities to provide one-off cash payment in the amount of 800 rubles for the purchase of masks and gloves. All the support from the city will be able to more than 1.8 million residents.
"In our city a lot of people and visitors, and nephritic, and from other regions. Here is how to distribute these masks? To request the passport and ask where you was?" asked fluently.
He noted that the government also allocated money for orphanages to make them fully provided with masks and gloves.
"This is not a small sum. About two billion rubles. Only here for this purpose", — said the Governor.
May 12, residents of St. Petersburg to the non-proliferation coronavirus infection must wear masks and gloves in public places, including shops and public transport.
In Russia has registered about 242 thousand people infected, more than 2.2 thousand people died, more than 48 thousand were cured.
