Baku to sterilize streets amid COVID-19

The main streets, avenues, and highways in the center and settlements of Baku will be disinfected with chemicals on June 7.

The disinfection work will start in the morning, Report says.

The government imposed a weekend curfew in Baku, Sumgayit, Ganja, Lankaran cities and Absheron region on June 6-8, to slow down the spread of coronavirus.

Activities in all areas of service, as well as the movement of transport (except for special-purpose cars, emergency vehicles, ambulances, and service automobiles of organizations authorized to operate) in four cities and Absheron region, will be halted from 00:00 on June 6 to 06:00 am on June 8.

Citizens are prohibited from leaving their places of residence on the date mentioned above, except the cases of imminent danger to their life and health and an urgent need for medical care, and participation in the funeral of close relatives.

Yesterday, Azerbaijan reported daily record (338) in COVID-19 cases. The country’s total cases stand at 6,860. So far, a total of 3,871 patients have recovered from the disease, while 82 others died.