Masks off: RT explores how Chechen Republic, among first in Russia to lift mask mandate, handled its Covid crisis (VIDEO)

Russia’s Chechen

Russia’s Chechen Republic is listed as one of the regions with the lowest number of Covid-19 cases. It was also among the first to scrap mandatory mask wearing. RT crew traveled to the area to explore what’s behind its approach.

Effectively zero coronavirus-related restrictions remain in place in the Chechen Republic, with the main mosque in the city of Grozny – capable of accommodating 10,000 people – packed, hospital wards nearly empty and no face masks in sight, as shown by RT correspondent Konstantin Rozhkov.

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