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Moscow 12.5 million people locked down the city overnight. People rushed to the beach for vacation and barbecue
The Russian capital Moscow (Moscow), entered a lockdown on the 30th. 12.5 million residents in the city were forced to stay at home to slow the spread of the new coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19, hereinafter referred to as the new coronavirus pneumonia).
Moscow Mayor Sobyanin (Sergei Sobyanin) temporarily stated in a statement on the 29th that this provision will apply to all residents, regardless of age. Citizens can only go out in specific circumstances, including emergency medical conditions, authorities judge to engage in necessary work, and purchase food or medicines, restaurants and shopping malls are all closed, and they can take out garbage and walk their dogs within a radius of 100 meters outside the door of the residence.
《Guardian》 (Guardian) reported that the ban on home isolation implemented by the Moscow authorities is one of the strictest restrictions in the history of the city, and there is almost no such curfew in Moscow during the non-war period. The Kremlin is located in Red Square (Red Square), and shopping malls and parks in the city center are closed. Moscow people are ready for at least one month of home quarantine.
But not every capital residents realize the seriousness of the situation. The Sokol community, which is only 15 minutes' drive from the Kremlin, looks no different from usual. Dog walkers go out early and supermarkets open for business, but the flow of people is slow.
In addition, the bus is still driving, and the deliveryman in a bright yellow jacket is whizzing past his bicycle. A manager said that there have been hundreds of delivery, "It's like a normal day, but there are more orders."
The regulations for home isolation are that Mayor Sobiyanin suddenly announced the ban through his website on the evening of the 29th, and it began to be implemented on the 30th. Most of the police have not yet been in place to enforce the law. Therefore, although many people abide by the ban, some people still go out.
In just 10 days, the Moscow authorities' attitude towards epidemic prevention has changed from claiming to being controlled to implementing a home ban. The report pointed out that Moscow authorities are expected to implement stricter law enforcement, such as tracing residents with QR codes.
Nadezhda, 48, said the ban was really crazy. She said, "Before March, I rarely heard of COVID-19, but now we have to stay at home for the next month and no one is ready (at home quarantine)."
Many Moscows also plan to temporarily leave their city apartments and move to the resort cottage dachas in the countryside, hoping to let their children play outdoors. According to the Moscow Times, wealthier Russians also buy personal respirators. At the same time, objections believe that home quarantine regulations may cause high-risk people to be affected by the length of time at home, such as elders and abused women and children.
A graphic designer Alexandra Sokolova, who usually works with the community to deliver meals to elderly people living alone, pointed out, "We don't know when we can go out again, it may last for a month, two months, or even longer," so he used the gap before thorough law enforcement to hurry up to the supermarket to purchase.
Skolova believes that the authorities' stricter ban to control the epidemic is the right decision, but it should also propose supporting measures for those in need. The ban on
was implemented as soon as it was issued. Russian authorities denied that these measures were formal curfews, and some police officers on duty in commuter areas in Moscow were criticized by the public.
Russian President Putin (Vladimir Putin) announced on the 28th that it would take a week of paid leave, so many Moscow people also rush to take the last flight before the lockdown to go to the beach for vacation, or go to the park to enjoy "Shashlik" before the ban takes effect.
In response to this, BBC News Russian reported that the Moscow mayor's office was very angry after seeing the scene of the people barbecued meat. A Moscow man even told reporters that the virus does not exist at all.
According to world real-time statistics (worldometers), as of 11:00 am on the 31st, the cumulative number of confirmed cases reached 1,836, a total of 9 deaths.
