Residents of Moscow were able to return to museums and summer terraces for the first time in more than two months as the Russian capital rolled back more coronavirus curbs despite continuing to record over 1,000 new daily infections.

People walk and ride bicycles along an embankment of the Moskva River in Moscow, Russia, June 6. — Reuters
People walk and ride bicycles along an embankment of the Moskva River in Moscow, Russia, June 6. — Reuters

According to Reuters, museums, libraries and zoos in the city of nearly 13 million are reopening their doors, albeit with continued limits on the number of visitors at any one time. Dentists are getting back to business too.

Authorities are allowing sporting events to resume, though spectators must take up no more than 10 per cent of a given venue’s capacity.

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