Vladimir Putin Orders Week-Long Paid Holiday As Covid Cases Soar In Russia
Vladimir Putin approved a government plan to declare a non-working week across the country from October 30 as Russia registered a record 1,028 coronavirus deaths in a single day.
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Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered a nationwide week-long paid holiday to curb Covid infections in Europe's worst affected country and urged Russians to show "responsibility" and get vaccinated.
Putin approved a government plan to declare a non-working week across the country from October 30 as Russia registered a record 1,028 coronavirus deaths in a single day.
"The main aim is to protect the lives and health of our citizens," the 69-year-old Kremlin chief said during a televised meeting.
He said the severity of the outbreak in Russia was linked to the country's vaccination rates that are "unfortunately" low.
Infection rates have soared in recent weeks amid a stalled vaccination campaign, with only 35 percent of the country fully inoculated despite several widely available vaccines including Sputnik V.