Tatarstan will introduce QR codes for public transport in two weeks 
codes for public transport. This was reported in the press service of the President of the Republic, reports TASS.
They specified that residents over 18 years old can get into public transport in the Russian region only if they have a QR code or a certificate of medical evacuation from vaccination. In addition, the government plans to suspend the transport cards for people over 60 years old.
According to Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, new restrictive measures will be introduced due to high mortality rates from COVID-19 among the elderly. The head of the republic stressed that the proportion of residents over 60 years old among the deaths from coronavirus is 85 percent.
“This is statistics. I can be criticized, but we will take action. We have no other choice, “Minnikhanov said.
Earlier, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov clarified the issue of introducing QR codes on public transport. According to him, such measures are the prerogative of local authorities. This also applies to the introduction of digital passes at airports and railway stations, Peskov explained.