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| Russia set to implement some of world’s toughest Covid-19 restrictions | Russia set to implement some of world’s toughest Covid-19 restrictions |
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| Russia could be set to introduce some of the toughest Covid restrictions in the world, including a sweeping QR-code mandate for adults, if a draft law is passed by the country’s parliament. | Russia could be set to introduce some of the toughest Covid restrictions in the world, including a sweeping QR-code mandate for adults, if a draft law is passed by the country’s parliament. |
| The proposed law would require QR-code Covid passes to enter stores, cultural venues and cafes until June 1, 2022 – but would not come into effect until February. | |
| “Realizing that our citizens need to be given the necessary time to get vaccinated and draw up the necessary documents, for those who do not have them, the bill establishes a transitional period. The full use of certificates would enter into force on February 1, 2022,” Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said on Friday. | |
| Until then, unvaccinated citizens would have an alternative way to enter venues by showing a negative PCR test, but only having severe medical conditions would enable one to bypass the mandate starting from February. | |
| The QR-code pass would be required for many public places as well as public transportation, but not for grocery stores, shops that sell necessities, and pharmacies. | |
| Regional governments will have the final say on whether to require QR-code passes at all in their jurisdictions, and at which venues, aside from those specified above. | |
| As of Friday, there have been 8,992,595 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Russia since the start of the pandemic, and more than 247,000 deaths linked to the disease. | |
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