The State Duma introduced testing of deputies for COVID-19 – Kommersant

State Duma deputies of all factions were warned that before the meeting, which will be held on November 7, it is necessary to undergo testing for COVID-19. Participants in the meeting will also need to take the test, he said. RBC with reference to sources.

The notice sent to deputies states that “mandatory preventive testing” for coronavirus will be organized in the building of the lower house of the Russian parliament. Taking the test independently outside the State Duma building is possible “in exceptional cases” on November 6.

One of the deputies reported that State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin spoke about three cases of COVID-19 in the lower house. Another parliamentarian confirmed that he knew of several sick colleagues.

After the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, people were allowed into the State Duma only if they had a QR code (for those who had recovered from the virus or had passed the test). In 2022, this requirement, and then the mask regime, was abolished. Later, the remaining restrictions regarding the admission of journalists to the State Duma building were also lifted.

At the end of October, the Ministry of Health reported about the increase in the incidence of influenza and coronavirus in several regions. Rospotrebnadzor does not yet see any reason to return the mask regime

Lusine Balasyan