Moscow Mayor to Lift Partial Lockdown as Covid-19 ‘Stabilized’

  • Russian capital won’t extend non-working days after Nov. 7
  • Russia reported record numbers of cases and deaths this week
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Moscow will end its partial lockdown on Nov. 7, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said Wednesday, ending speculation that the Russian capital would extend non-working days amid a continuing spike in Covid-19 cases.

“In Moscow, the disease trend has stabilized,” Sobyanin said in televised comments. “The non-working days won’t be extended from Monday.”