St. PETERSBURG, 30 Jul – RIA Novosti. The use of protective masks in public places and on the street will become mandatory for residents of the Komi Republic from 1 may to combat the spread of coronavirus, said the acting head of the Republic Vladimir Uiba.
“tomorrow… we enter mask mode… This is not desire, but a requirement – if you go outside or enter the public transport, you have to be in the mask, and you have to be either gloves or disinfectant for the treatment of hands,” – said Uiba in the daily video message to residents on Thursday.
“If you neglect it, you are endangering themselves and others”, – he said, adding that a lack of masks “will be punished”.
the administration also said that the current in the Komi alert, imposed because of the spread of coronavirus, is extended to may 11. “Today I will sign the decree, which extends the regime of high alert till may 11, and then criteria will be developed for each subject of the Federation, including the Komi Republic in order to establish a serial output from a situation of high alert” he said.
According to acting head of the Komi Republic, on Thursday in the Republic 621 laboratory-confirmed case of infection with coronavirus, a gain for the day amounted to 10 cases.
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