In St. Petersburg abolished coronavirus restrictions
Since March 2020, public events of more than 300 people have been banned in St. Petersburg, except those agreed with the city authorities
The St. Petersburg government has lifted coronavirus restrictions that have been in place since March 2020.
The decision was made on the basis of the order of the chief state sanitary doctor for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region Natalia Bashketova.
The city announced the lifting of the restrictions on September 26.
According to the decree of the city government of March 13, 2020 No. 121 “On measures to counter the spread of a new coronavirus infection in St. Petersburg (COVID-19)”, public events of more than 300 people are prohibited in the city, except for those agreed with the city authorities. The document introduces a number of other restrictions: in particular, a ban on smoking hookahs in public places and a recommendation to citizens over 60 years old to wear protective equipment.
In December 2025, Governor Alexander Beglov extended the decree until the end of 2026. In Smolny, they explained that the restrictions can be lifted only after receiving the corresponding order of the chief state sanitary doctor. At that time, the authorities did not have such a document.
Initially, the document banned events with the participation of more than 1,000 people, recommended residents to refuse foreign trips, and those who arrived from countries with unfavorable epidemiological conditions – to observe a two-week isolation.
At the federal level, all restrictions imposed by Rospotrebnadzor were lifted on July 1, 2022. The agency suspended the mask regime, a ban on night work of catering enterprises and other measures, explaining the decision by a steady decrease in morbidity. At the same time, regional resolutions were not automatically canceled - the authorities of the subjects terminate their action independently.
At the same time, the press service of Rospotrebnadzor reported on September 24 that the incidence of SARS, influenza and COVID-19 is growing in Russia. For the 38th week of 2026, 734,000 cases of these viruses were registered, which is 33.8% more than a week earlier.
