The daily number of COVID-19 deaths in Russia has hit another high amid a surge in infections that forced the Kremlin to order most Russians to staff off work starting this week. The national coronavirus task force reported 1,106 deaths in 24 hours.
Access to museums, theaters, concert halls and other venues will be 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.
The Russian leader encouraged the worst-affected regions to start the off-work time earlier and possibly extend it beyond Nov. 7. Six of Russia’s 85 regions began the idle period on Monday, and more joined them Tuesday. Moscow is set to suspend work for most people Thursday. The government has blamed the quick spread of the virus and soaring deaths on low vaccination rates. About 49 million Russians — about a third of the country’s nearly 146 million people — are fully vaccinated.
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