The wearing of masks in the open air is canceled

Baku/25.05.21/Turan: From May 31, Azerbaijan will cancel the wearing of masks in the open air. This was stated today at a briefing at the Operational Headquarters under the Cabinet of Ministers, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan, Head of the Department of Economy and Policy of Innovative Development of the Presidential Administration Shahmar Movsumov.

According to Shakhmar Movsumov, the Baku metro will resume its work from May 31. Intercity and inter-district passenger transport is also being restored.

In addition, from June 10, shopping centers and large shopping centers, sports and recreation complexes, religious buildings will be allowed to work. The beaches will also be open from June 10.

According to the representative of the presidential administration, the COVID passport will be introduced in Azerbaijan.

The presidential aide said that those vaccinated with two doses will receive a vaccine certificate.

"The second certificate is a certificate of immunity. It will be given to the sick and recovering. Both of these certificates will be called COVID passports. Those who have them will be able to use the services of sports and health facilities. In the future, it is planned to apply this approach to weddings. Those who want to attend concerts, theaters and holidays will also be issued a COVID passport, " he said.

In turn, the head of the Department of Disease Prevention and Control of the State Agency for Compulsory Medical Insurance (TƏBIB), Yagut Garayeva, said at a briefing that although the number of infections in Azerbaijan has decreased, there are still deaths.

According to ee, since April, the number of infections has decreased to 10 percent.

"We always focus on the percentage of infections, not the number of infections. In recent days, the infection rate has dropped to 3 percent. This is a serious indicator for us. Most infections occur in socially active age groups, " she said.

As for the restrictions on public transport on weekends Spokesman for the Cabinet of Ministers Ibrahim Mammadov said that these restrictions will remain in force.

According to him, buses will not work on Saturdays and Sundays: “The subway, which will open after May 31, will not operate on weekends. That is, both the bus and the subway will work on I-V days a week.

At the end of 2019, a new coronavirus was discovered in the world. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization announced a coronavirus pandemic. The virus, which is spreading rapidly around the world, has killed more than 3.4 million people to date. In Azerbaijan, 332,610 people were infected with the coronavirus, of which 4,867 died.

Since March 24 last year, the country has been under quarantine due to the coronavirus pandemic. During this period, the regime was sometimes tightened, and sometimes relaxed. The Baku metro was also stopped on October 19 last year.

Vaccination in the country began on March 18 this year. According to official data, about two million people have been vaccinated. -D16-