Russia: Moscow amusement park reopens from lockdown

A popular amusement park known as 'Dream Island' reopened its doors in Moscow on Saturday for the first time since the lockdown was enforced across the country in March.

Hundreds of visitors waited with their children for the opening of the recently built indoors amusement park.

'Dream Island' had to close due to the pandemic one month after it was officially opened by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Moscow has already lifted most of its coronavirus restrictions, amusement parks were allowed to reopen on the 13th July.

However, the number of visitors can't exceed 50% of its maximum capacity, Moscow's mayor Sergey Sobyanin wrote on his blog.

Dream Island's Technical Director Ivan Schol said it was absolutely safe to visit the park.

In accordance with the Mayor's restrictions, the park sells fewer tickets to avoid mass gatherings and limits the number of places on rides to ensure social distancing.

Rides are also disinfected after each visitor.

Russia's rate of new coronavirus infections remains on the steady level of more than 6,000 cases per day, with Moscow registering more than 500 cases daily.

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