A meeting was held in Moscow to discuss preparations
for SPIEF 2021 in terms of compliance with all the necessary health and safety
measures. The event was attended by Anton Kobyakov, Adviser to the President of
the Russian Federation and Executive Secretary of the Organizing Committee of
the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, and Anna Popova, Head of the
Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human
Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor).
«The organizing committee of the St. Petersburg
International Economic Forum is working out all the necessary measures to
prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The venue will take into account the
requirements of Rospotrebnadzor and the World Health Organization. Certainly,
we will have to introduce a number of restrictions compared to previous years,
but compliance with the new rules guarantees safety for each participant of the
event. This is a top priority for us,» said Anton Kobyakov, Adviser to the
President of the Russian Federation and Executive Secretary of the Organizing
Committee of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
A special working group within the SPIEF Organizing
Committee, led by the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova, is responsible for
compliance and development of anti-epidemic measures.
«We work closely with our colleagues from the
World Health Organization. Experts from different countries share their
experience in combating the pandemic, and the best practices are scaled up
globally. Russia is one of the leading countries in this regard, we were able
to significantly limit the spread of the coronavirus and quickly bring the
situation under control. The entire wealth of our experience will be used to
develop the necessary set of measures and ensure safety of all SPIEF
participants,» said the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova.
Protection measures include the installation of air
recirculators, decontamination and thermal imaging monitoring devices, as well
as the creation of digital collective immunity accounting systems. In order to
comply with the safety measures, it is planned to expand the Forum venue access
infrastructure and to continuously monitor attendees health.
Hans Kluge, Director of the WHO Regional Office for
Europe, earlier confirmed he would personally participate in SPIEF. Together
with Anna Popova he will hold a special briefing for Forum participants on
pandemic control in Russia and around the world.