State Duma member Sergei Mironov is pushing to cancel outdated coronavirus restrictions in St. Petersburg officially. Despite Rospotrebnadzor declaring the pandemic's end in 2022 and stopping morbidity reports in March 2025, the city maintains COVID-related measures through the end of 2025.
Mironov plans to appeal to Rospotrebnadzor, highlighting that many Russian regions have already lifted their restrictions. He argues that these ongoing measures may interfere with civic activities and notes that regional authorities have the right to remove restrictions based on sanitary doctor orders.
The city's health situation remains active, with 32,346 cases of acute respiratory infections, influenza, and COVID-19 reported between April 14 and 20. Coronavirus has been reclassified as a seasonal respiratory disease.
The municipal government (Smolny) maintains that it has not received official orders to lift the current restrictions.
Mironov plans to appeal to Rospotrebnadzor, highlighting that many Russian regions have already lifted their restrictions. He argues that these ongoing measures may interfere with civic activities and notes that regional authorities have the right to remove restrictions based on sanitary doctor orders.
The city's health situation remains active, with 32,346 cases of acute respiratory infections, influenza, and COVID-19 reported between April 14 and 20. Coronavirus has been reclassified as a seasonal respiratory disease.
The municipal government (Smolny) maintains that it has not received official orders to lift the current restrictions.
