The governor of Russia’s second largest city has warned locals to prepare for a new wave of “severe restrictions” aimed at combating Covid-19 if infection rates continue to rise. St Petersburg had a strict lockdown last spring.
The head of the city’s administration, Alexander Beglov, called on locals to respect the measures already in force, such as wearing masks and gloves, saying “if we do not fully comply with the requirements of epidemic safety, if we do not use protective equipment everywhere, we will, unfortunately, have to introduce strict restrictions.”
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