The Russian State Duma adopted the draft law on the implementation of QR codes in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
While the bill was being handled by the deputies, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Tatyana Golikova evaluated the epidemic situation in the country and the Omicron variant, which continues to spread rapidly in the world. Noting the increase in Omicron cases, Golikava said that the number of people infected with the Omicron mutation has reached 25. Expressing her concerns about the spread of the variant, Golikova said, “It is impossible to prevent this situation from growing, given the heavy international passenger traffic and the New Year holidays.”
THOSE WHO CAN TAKE AN ANTIBODY TEST AND GET CERTIFICATE
Golikova said that Russians who caught the coronavirus but did not receive medical help can have an antibody test and get the appropriate certificate. Stating that the antibody level will not be important, Golikova stated that foreigners who have Sputnik-V vaccine in other countries can get a QR code after the antibody test.
Draft ratified in parliament
In the voting held in the Russian State Duma, deputies adopted the bill on the implementation of QR codes with a majority of votes. With the law that will become official after the approval of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Russian people will not be able to enter and travel in public transport, planes, trains, cafes-restaurants and public places without obtaining a QR code.
While 28 thousand 486 new cases emerged in the country in 1 day, the total number of cases since the beginning of the epidemic increased to 10 million 131 thousand 646. In the country where 1,133 people died in the last 24 hours, the total number of deaths was 294 thousand 24. It was announced that the number of people who got their first vaccine across the country was 74 million 189 thousand 385, and the number of people who got both doses of vaccine was 67 million 260 thousand 355.
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