A healthcare worker administers a dose of Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine to a patient at a vaccination centre in the GUM State Department store in Moscow on October 21, 2021. Moscow will shut non-essential services between October 28 and November 7, its mayor said Thursday, as coronavirus deaths soar and vaccination rates stall in Russia, the country in Europe hardest hit by the pandemic. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced the 11-day closure a day after President Vladimir Putin ordered a nationwide paid week off at the end of the month to curb fast spreading infections. AFP PHOTO
Moscow, Russia: Moscow, the capital of Europe's worst Covid-hit nation, will shut nonessential services between October 28 and November 7 as deaths soar and vaccination rates stall in the country, the city's mayor said on Thursday (Friday in Manila).
