Nearly half of Moscow residents now immune to coronavirus, officials say, as Russian capital mulls dropping ban on mass gatherings RT – Daily news

Almost one in every two people living in Moscow has developed antibodies to Covid-19, the city authorities have announced, with curfew rules, and restrictions on bars and clubs having already been scrapped as the caseload falls.

Speaking as part of an interview with RIA Novosti published on Friday, Anastasia Rakova, the Russian capital’s Deputy Mayor for Social Development said, “We are systematically measuring the level of population immunity. Between 43 and 44 percent of Muscovites have antibodies, on average.”

“This is a fairly high figure,” she added, “and it allows the city to live an almost normal life with minimal restrictions.”

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“If vaccination is carried out at the same pace as it is now, and the number of vaccination points remains the same, then the country will achieve collective immunity in August 2021,” she stated. After peaking at almost 30,000 cases a day in December, the daily diagnosis count has since fallen sharply in the past three months.

Moscow has been a hotspot for the virus since the pandemic began last March, and responsible for almost a quarter of confirmed cases, despite Muscovites making up only around 10 percent of the population.

Earlier this week, sources close to President Vladimir Putin told local media that a ban on mass gatherings could be relaxed in order to allow an annual military procession to go ahead with crowds of spectators. The Victory Day march is held in Moscow to commemorate the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War.

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