Red Square is surprisingly empty for its traditional book fair. In Moscow, it is literature which announces the deconfinement. The event has been maintained, even if public gatherings are still prohibited. Maintained under strict conditions: no more than 6000 visitors per day, divided into five teams of two hours , and all participants must request authorization and receive QR codes to enter.
Moscow has been the epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic in Russia, with around half of the more than 458,000 infections and 5,725 deaths in the country.
The restrictions are slowly lifted, following the slowdown in infections.
Many businesses have been allowed to reopen this week, although restaurants are still limited to takeout services.
The city has also allowed residents to walk, but only on certain days and according to schedules established according to their place of residence.
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