Via The Moscow Times: Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | June 23. Excerpt:
• Russia on Wednesday confirmed 17,594 new coronavirus cases and 548 deaths. Moscow recorded 6,534 cases and an all-time high of 88 deaths, while St. Petersburg also recorded an all-time high of 93 deaths. Moscow hit all-time records above 9,000 cases for two consecutive days June 18 and 19.
• The republic of Buryatia in Siberia has become the first Russian region to announce a new coronavirus lockdown, with all non-essential shops and businesses ordered to close from June 27-July 11.
• From June 28, all Moscow cafes and restaurants will only serve customers who have been vaccinated; who have had Covid-19 in the past six months; or who present a negative Covid-19 test taken within the past 78 hours.
• The mayor of the southern city of Krasnodar has said he will withhold bonuses and allowances from unvaccinated city administration employees if they fall ill with the coronavirus.
