St. Petersburg, Russia As of June 24 (Yandex statistics survey)
Number of infected people 461701 (+1143 compared to the previous day)
Death toll 15695 (+99 from the previous day)
The number of newly infected people is gradually increasing.
Along with this, the city government announced measures to prevent the spread of infection again (implemented after June 17).
The main ones are 1. Food court business prohibited (excluding home delivery / take-out services, stores at stations / airports / gas stations, etc.)
2. 2. Business prohibition of restaurants from 2:00 am to 6:00 am 3. Business ban on indoor amusement facilities (excluding aquariums, aqua parks, libraries, and gyms)
4. The number of spectators in the movie theater is limited to 50% of the capacity. For indoor and outdoor events, the upper limit of the number of participants is limited to 3000.
It has also affected the European Football Championship (UEFA EURO2020), which kicked off on June 11, banning the sale of food in the fan zone.
EURO 2020 will be held from June 11th. Originally, the tournament was scheduled to be held in 2020, but it was postponed to 2021 due to the influence of the new coronavirus. EURO 2020 will be distributed in 12 countries. Russia is also in that country. The seven games will be played in St. Petersburg, but a fan zone will be set up at the Luzhniki Sports Arena in Moscow, with a large screen for live soccer games. Admission is free, but admission is restricted, so prior registration is required on the EURO 2020 official website. Many Russians like soccer so they are looking forward to watching the game.
June 10, 2021, Moscow City:
Number of infected persons-1 214 459 (+5245)
Deaths-20 711 (+63)
Number of recoverers-1 084 914 (+2671)
There are no major changes in the coronavirus situation in Moscow. The restrictions on the new corona remain the same, but as the number of infected people increases this week, the Moscow government has announced that it will strengthen its measures against the coronavirus.
Georgia started vaccination on March 15 after the 43,200 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine arrived in Tbilisi with the help of UNICEF. Later the country received additional 29,250 doses of Pfizer vaccine.
Mass Covid-19 immunization is expected to start in Georgia in July
New websites will be launched for citizens to be registered for vaccination.
Georgia received 43,200 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine on March 13, while the vaccination of health workers started on March 15 throughout the country.
So far more than 4,048 health workers have been innoculated against Covid-19 in the country with the AstraZeneca vaccine.
In addition 29,250 doses of the US-German Pfizer/BioNtech coronavirus vaccine entered Georgia on March 24.
Starting March 25, people over 65 years of age are allowed to register for the Covid-19 vaccination in Georgia and make a choice between Pfizer and British AstraZeneca vaccines.
The Inter-Agency Coordination Council has decided to open the land borders of the country from June 1, 2021. Namely, individuals will be admitted through the land borders of the country with evidence of full vaccination and negative PCR test results or alternatively only with a negative PCR test result taken within the last 72 hours thereby obliged to get re-tested for PCR on the third day.
In case of entering with 72 PCR test, fill in the application form.
Citizens of all countries, travelling by air from any country may enter Georgia if they present the document confirming the full course (two doses) of any COVID-19 vaccination.
Non-vaccinated visitors, who are nationals or residents of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Israel, the U.S., the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Turkey, Qatar, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan
Georgia has reported 723 new cases of the coronavirus after conducting 11,062 PCR tests and 14,238 rapid tests over the last 24 hours.
Meanwhile, 1,407 individuals have recovered, while 18 infected patients have died.
May 27th is the anniversary of the city of St. Petersburg.
Along with that, the 29th "Midnight Sun Stars" music festival will begin at the three Mariinsky Theaters.
It will be difficult to accept tourists from overseas, but many people go on domestic trips accordingly.
In fact, even last summer, Nevsky Prospekt was as crowded as usual, just because I couldn't hear foreign languages.
According to a friend, the Mariinsky concert hall I went to the other day was full.
Due to the small number of tourists, it may be easier for locals to get tickets.
It is around this time that I hear many people saying that they are looking forward to the music festival.
Many elementary, junior high and high schools have already entered summer vacation, and the city has begun preparations for the summer tourist season.
Speaking of the tradition of this period, the installation of terrace seats in cafes and restaurants.
And the beautiful planting of plants that accompanies it.
I am glad that the plants are giving more vitality to the beauty of the city.
The temperature is not stable yet, and the weather is changeable, but you can feel the uplifting feeling of the midnight sun.
St. Petersburg, Russia As of May 25 (Yandex statistics survey)
Number of infected people 434677 (+844 from the previous day)
14123 deaths (+46 compared to the previous day)
The number of newly infected people is in the 800s for several days, and the situation remains high.
Victory Day was celebrated throughout Russia on Sunday, May 9th.
More than 27 million Soviet soldiers and civilians were killed during World War II. Victory Day is an important holiday for Russians, as many Russians have casualties to their relatives. Every year, a commemorative military parade is held on the Red Square in Moscow. This year's parade was attended by 12,500 people, showing 190 military equipment and 76 planes and helicopters.
All the soldiers who participated were vaccinated against the new coronavirus and did not wear masks.
It was locked down last year, but this year a lot of people went out to play with friends and family and enjoy fireworks at night.
May 11, 2021 Moscow City:
Number of infected persons-1 121 912 (+2628)
Deaths-18 954 (+61)
Number of recoverers － 1 012 703 (+2051)
According to Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova, the percentage of people who want to be vaccinated against coronavirus has decreased due to Golden Week, but Russian President Vladimir Putin has vaccinated 21.5 million new coronavirus vaccines so far on Monday. He announced that 9.4 million of those people had completed two doses and 12.1 million had one dose. The fight against the coronavirus continues all over the world.
The fountain in the "Peterhof Palace" garden will start on April 24th.
(Admission time 10: 00-19: 45)
This year marks the 300th anniversary of the opening of the fountain.
It is expected that more and more people will enjoy the fresh green breath and enjoy the water production and strolling.
There are restrictions on admission to the tour inside the palace, and you are required to wear a mask.
The hydrofoil heading to the "Garden below" of the palace will also begin operating at the start of the fountain.
When it comes to the exhilaration of boarding a ship in the wind of the Neva River, this is exceptional.
The city will regain its vitality at once toward the "Midnight Sun".
