Mayor Sergei Sobyanin stated that anyone over the age of 18 who received the first of two COVID-19 vaccines between June 14 and July 11 will now automatically participate in the lottery to win the car
The Mayor of Moscow said on Sunday that Moscow will give cars to residents who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 to speed up the decline in vaccination rates because the authorities have implemented restrictions to prevent the increase in coronavirus cases. The Russian capital reported 7,704 new infections on Sunday, the most in a single day since December 24.
Authorities confirmed 14,723 cases nationwide, which is the highest single-day total since February 13. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin stated that anyone over the age of 18 who received the first of two COVID-19 vaccines between June 14 and July 11 will now automatically participate in the lottery to win the car. He said that five cars worth 1 million rubles (US$16,900) will be given away every week. Sobyanin publicly expressed regret that few residents choose to be vaccinated.
He did not provide a new figure on Sunday as to how many people had received the injection, but on May 21, he stated that 1.3 million of the population of more than 12 million had received the injection. Article Content Sobyanin said on Saturday that the city is repurposed thousands of hospital beds for the influx of COVID-19 patients and told residents not to work next week to help slow the spread of the virus.
Starting Sunday, 4,444 sports fields, playgrounds and other attractions in the large park will be closed for a week. Bars and restaurants were ordered to close by 11 p.m. at the latest. “This is just a temporary fix,” Sobyanin said in a follow-up blog on Sunday. “To avoid further restrictions and ensure that the situation continues to improve, we need to significantly accelerate vaccination.” Russia began deploying its Sputnik V lens in December and quickly opened it up to everyone in Moscow.