Across town one ice rink has been converted into a Covid-19 hospital, but some Moscow residents have taken to the ice as the city’s biggest outdoor rink opened for winter during the pandemic.
The rink in the Soviet-era amusement park in northern Moscow opened its doors despite a surge in coronavirus cases since September with the city of over 12.5 million people regularly reporting the most infections of any Russian region.
People out skating said they felt it was safe as they had worn masks and gloves in the indoor part of the rink. Their temperatures were measured upon arrival. Most people were not wearing masks on the rink itself.
