Udmurtia did not cancel the mask regime - after criticism of Tatarstan

The authorities of Udmurtia refused to cancel the mask regime announced. This happened after criticism by the president of neighboring Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov.

Earlier it was reported that from February 12, the mask regime in Udmurtia will become a recommendatory. However, at the disposal of the head of Udmurtia, Alexander Brechalov, published on the website of the regional government, this point is not, - reports Idel. Realities.

At the disposal, it is said about the mitigation of other restrictions introduced in connection with the epidemic of coronavirus - in particular, we are talking about the resumption of theaters, concert halls and museums, as well as permission to conduct sports events.

Udmurtia was the first region of Russia to refuse to wear masks. Brechalov explained the decision by the fact that the majority of residents of the republic have already ill-got Covid-19. According to official statistics, about 26 thousand infected with a population of just more than 1.5 million were identified in Udmurtia.

Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov criticized the decision of the Udmurtia authorities to cancel the mask regime. At the same time, after Brechalov’s statement, Chechnya decided to cancel this regime. Minnikhanov did not criticize Ramzan Kadyrov.

The Rospotrebnadzor indicated that the demand to wear masks in Russia has not yet been canceled. However, the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the authorities of the regions themselves make the decision to accept or cancel the restrictions on the basis of the situation with coronavirus in the field.

According to official statistics, the number of coronavirus infections in Russia is now declining-although more infected are still detected per day than in the spring, during the "self-isolation regime".

According to the latest official figures, Koronavirus became the main cause of death about 80 thousand inhabitants of Russia. According to Rosstat, more than 160 thousand infected with coronavirus died in Russia, however, this figure is probably not final - the so -called excess mortality in Russia last year exceeded 350 thousand people.