The ban on rallies in Moscow will be lifted after the end of the coronavirus pandemic in the world. This is stated in the response of the Department of Regional Security of the Moscow Mayor's Office to members of the Yabloko party. » alt=»1″ />Hidden means political. How single pickets in police protocols turn into collective actions
In March, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin lifted a significant part of the restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus, including the mandatory wearing of masks in transport and public places, as well as checking QR- codes in theaters, museums and sporting events.
The ban on public events was left. Referring to it, since 2020, the police have been detaining participants in single-person pickets.
“It is premature to completely abolish anti-epidemiological restrictions, as evidenced by international experience <…> The risk of a complication of the situation with COVID-19 remains, and therefore [in Moscow] the high alert mode continues to operate, the officials wrote. “The decision to lift the high alert will be made after the announcement by the World Health Organization of the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.”