Azerbaijan today opens shopping malls and mosques as part of the second stage of easing of coronavirus restrictions in the country.
As of June 10, Azerbaijan lifts restriction on visits to mosques, shopping malls (with the exception of entertainment centers and cinemas), beaches and gyms.
The work of beaches will be regulated, while COVID-19 passports will be required to enter gyms.
The COVID-19 passports consist of two certifications (one about receiving vaccine jabs and another about recovering from the disease).
The decision to relax COVID-19 restrictions was made by Operational Headquarters under the Cabinet of Ministers on May 25.
Earlier on May 31, Azerbaijan lifted mandate to wear face masks in public places and resumed work of Baku metro as part of the first stage of easing of COVID-19 restrictions.
Azerbaijan registered its first COVID-19 case in February 2020 and introduced a special quarantine regime on March 25. The Azerbaijani government allocated $1.1bn from the 2020 budget to fight the coronavirus infection.
