Tatarstan Department of the Russian Agency for Health and Consumer Rights: last week there was a small increase in new cases of COVID-19

Raids on observance of a mask regime are proceeded in transport and shops of the city.

In public transport of Kazan, raids on compliance with the mask regime continue. Denis Kalinkin, first Deputy Head of the Kazan municipality, urged citizens to comply with sanitary and epidemiological requirements. “April and May showed that restrictions result in a hard drawdown of the economy. We witnessed it all. In order not to resort to these extreme measures, there is only one way – strict compliance with the rules of individual protection”, - he said today at the Business Monday.

The situation with the coronavirus infection in Tatarstan remains stable, but tense. According to the results of the previous week, there is a small increase in new cases of COVID-19 – by one or two cases, said Marina Trofimova, Deputy Head of Tatarstan Department of the Russian Agency for Health and Consumer Rights.

“We are particularly concerned about the situation in public transport, – M.Trofimova said. – A week ago, together with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, we conducted raid inspections of 37 bus routes. The results can be called very deplorable: on 14 routes, conductors and passengers did not use masks”.

Both passengers and the crew of buses, trolleybuses and metro employees should wear masks, the Deputy Head of the Department of the Russian Agency for Health and Consumer Rights emphasized. Bus drivers are allowed not to wear masks if they are working in a closed cab.

In addition, conductors must require passengers to wear masks. However, they often do not use personal protective masks, the speaker noted.

The mask and gloves in the current conditions have become an important attribute of the uniform for conductors and drivers, said Denis Kalinkin. “Before asking citizens, you need to follow the rules yourself”, – he emphasized.

The control and audit department of the Transport Committee also conducts inspections in the capital city of Tatarstan. In September, control over compliance with the mask regime was strengthened, 5116 vehicles were checked and almost 3 thousand passengers without masks were identified, said Ildar Shakirov, Deputy Head of the Kazan Executive Committee.

“According to the raids, 158 conductors without masks were identified in municipal transport enterprises, as a result, 109 of them were reprimanded, 49 conductors were deprived of bonuses in September, - the Deputy head of the Executive Committee said. -If violations continue, more severe penalties will be taken, including dismissal”.

In addition, according to the results of the raids of Russian Agency for Health and Consumer Rights and the Ministry of Internal Affairs last week, the acting head of the Executive Committee decided to reprimand the heads of transport enterprises № 2 and № 4.

Compliance with the recommendations of the Russian Agency for Health can help to avoid more severe measures, said D. Kalinkin. “Today, when many relatives have been ill, the number of nihilists who did not believe in the coronavirus has decreased. Wearing masks allows ensuring public safety. There is no need to argue with experts, - he said. - Like it or not, we will control compliance with security measures in transport, shops and enterprises, because we are responsible for the epidemiological situation in the city. We will discuss when we defeat the coronavirus, and now everyone is required to behave extremely responsibly”.

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Business Monday, 05.10.2020

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05.10.2020 13:14

In public transport of Kazan raids on observance of the mask mode continue