SAINT PETERSBURG, Aug 18, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – The world-famous Mariinsky ballet company has called off performances after some 30 members, mostly dancers, contracted the coronavirus, Saint Petersburg health authorities said Monday.
Three have been hospitalised while the others are following treatments at home, Irina Chinjeria of the city’s health authority said, quoted by the Interfax news agency.
Nearly 300 other dancers have been told to confine themselves to home as a precaution.
Performances scheduled for last week were called off and only operas will be staged for the rest of August.
As of Monday, Russia had recorded 927,745 cases of COVID-19, and 15,740 deaths, according to official figures.