Moscow
Moscow’s mayor said on Thursday that the city’s Coronavirus situation was getting worse, and extended a remote learning period for secondary schools as infections climbed nationwide at a near-record daily rate. The Kremlin said the situation was alarming, but that it was nonetheless under control. “Unfortunately we see setbacks in some regions. The president knows about this and emergency measures are being taken,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. “In general the situation is alarming…” he told reporters on a conference call. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said pupils at secondary schools from Class 6 (age 12) upwards would continue online classes for two more weeks until Nov. 22. They began remote learning three weeks ago.—Agencies
