Restaurants in the Moscow region will require customers to have a negative coronavirus test. But only at corporate events

In the Moscow region, from December 31 to January 10, it will be possible to enter cafes, restaurants and entertainment venues only if there is a negative test for coronavirus. The corresponding decree ( .pdf ) of Governor Andrey Vorobyov is published on the website of the Moscow Region government.

The same requirement is valid in hotels of the region from December 28 to January 15.

The client must provide the result of PCR or ELISA test , received no earlier than three and five days, respectively.

It is mandatory to provide a negative test in public catering establishments if there is an “event involving the restriction of free attendance,” the decree says.

As explained to RBC in the press service of the administration of the Moscow region, we are talking about corporate parties. Otherwise, you can go to bars, restaurants and cafes as usual.

• According to official figures, almost 125,000 cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the Moscow region. During the day by December 11, 1370 new cases were recorded in the region. According to this indicator, the Moscow region is in third place among Russian regions after Moscow and St. Petersburg.