Construction sites across Moscow will reopen Wednesday and workers at more than 180 sites will be allowed to return to their jobs. The lifting of restrictions on construction work is the first of the restriction measures implemented to slow the spread of COVID-19 that are to be loosened by the government.
The move comes despite Russia continuing to report growing numbers of coronavirus cases. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin stopped all construction work in mid-April, while President Vladimir Putin later added the sector to the Kremlin’s list of the most severely affected industries, allowing construction firms to access cheap government loans.
