Some Russians go on vacation as Putin orders weeklong work stoppage to combat COVID rise

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The nonworking period is scheduled to begin Oct. 30 and last through Nov. 7, but some of the more seriously affected regions and Moscow began early.

Moscow entered a nonworking period Thursday and more of Russia is soon to follow suit in an effort to curb rising COVID-19 infection rates and deaths. But a good number of Russians looked to leverage the time off from work by taking seaside vacations in anticipation of the lengthy winter season.

Access to museums, theaters, concert halls and other venues is limited to people holding digital codes on their smartphones to prove they have been vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19, a practice that will remain in place after Nov. 7. Authorities have blamed the surging contagion and deaths on the laggard pace of vaccination. Only about 49 million Russians—about a third of the country's nearly 146 million people—are fully vaccinated.

Regional officials have made shots mandatory for certain categories of workers, but Putin rejected proposals to make them compulsory for everyone, emphasizing that they should remain voluntary.

 

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