Russian restaurant owners stripped of their income by the coronavirus lockdown are campaigning for their businesses to be allowed to reopen by posting pictures of themselves naked on social media.
Employees of the Holy Place bar wearing face masks pose for a photo without clothes to draw attention to a crisis in the restaurant industry caused by the lockdown measures imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease in Krasnodar, Russia, in this undated picture obtained from social media. The banner reads:"Naked restaurants. When is the end?" HOLYPLACE68 via REUTERS
Their demand is for authorities to allow them to start serving clients as the country gradually eases measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Restaurants in Kazan will be allowed to open their summer terraces on June 11 after more than two months of lockdown. “We don’t pose more of a risk then supermarkets, shopping malls, hair salons or public transport,” the post said.President Vladimir Putin ordered strict lockdown measures at the end of March shutting all businesses except food stores and pharmacies. The country’s regions were allowed to adjust the measures depending on the situation on the ground.
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