Public viewing is limited in St. Petersburg
Local authorities in St. Petersburg have banned mass events with more than 3,000 people due to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The city administration announced this on the Monday after the first weekend of the European Football Championship. In the metropolis, a large public viewing took place on the weekend at the Blood Church, where thousands of people watched the Russia game against Belgium (0: 3). Too large accumulations should now initially be avoided.
From Thursday, there will be no catering or food sales in the public fan zones, with the exception of drinks. In St. Petersburg, wonderful summery weather is reported for the coming days, and in the so-called white nights it does not get completely dark at night.
Russia's national team will play their second round match on Wednesday (3 p.m.) against Finland again in St. Petersburg. Only the final match of the preliminary round against Denmark will take place on June 21 in Copenhagen.
