Cause for ‘particular concern’: Russia announces paid ‘non-working days’ to combat surging coronavirus cases and deaths. Moscow is to go into partial lockdown.

As announced by President Vladimir Putin, Russia is to have paid "non-working days" from October 30 to November 7. This decision came against the backdrop of the record-breaking daily numbers of coronavirus cases and fatalities seen in October. Federal officials warn that the epidemiological situation is getting worse countrywide. The Moscow authorities are opting to go into a partial lockdown beginning on October 28 and plan to keep certain restrictions in place after the "non-working" period ends. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/10/21/cause-for-particular-concern