In Brief
City Prepares for Flu Jab ST. PETERSBURG (SPT) — The city’s Health Committee has ordered vaccines against the A(H1N1) virus, or swine flu, and vaccinations will begin next week, Interfax reported Thursday. The vaccine will arrive in the city next week, according to Marianna Yerofeyeva, head of the influenza prevention laboratory testing, the news agency reported.. “First and foremost will be vaccinations for staff at citizen’s welfare services — the vaccination will be given at medical institutes,” said Yerofeyeva. She said that the vaccine would not be sold, but given to city residents for free. Yerofeyeva added that children in St. Petersburg would start being vaccinated in December. “We have already begun testing a pediatric vaccine in Smolensk and Perm, and as soon as we receive the first results, we can start to vaccinate children,” she said. Smuggler Given 9 Years ST. PETERSBURG (SPT) — A St. Petersburg court has sentenced a 45-year-old Uzbekistan citizen to nine years in prison for attempting to smuggle heroin, Interfax reported Thursday, citing the web site of the St. Petersburg prosecutor’s office. “Abdusalom Narkulov attempted to smuggle 370 plastic bags packed with heroin from Tashkent (Uzbekistan) into St. Petersburg,” read the statement on the web site. “In November 2008, he bought a ticket to St. Petersburg and swallowed packets of the drug with the aim of transporting it across the border. Upon his arrival at the airport in St. Petersburg, he was detained at customs.” Dogs Face Stricter Laws ST. PETERSBURG (SPT) — Owners of large dogs in St. Petersburg will only be allowed to let their pets off the leash at night, after City Hall approved some 30 amendments to the local laws regarding dogs on Wednesday, Interfax reported Thursday. According to the amended law, taking a dog (whether large or small) on public transport without either a special bag (for small dogs) or a leash and muzzle (for large dogs) is an offence. Fines for walking dogs without a leash, and for walking dogs with a shoulder height of more than 40 cm without a leash and muzzle vary from 2,000 to 4,000 rubles ($70 to $140). Other offences established by the amendments to the law include walking dogs in children’s areas and on sports grounds; walking dogs close to educational or health institutions; walking dogs in a drunken state and leaving dogs unattended, Interfax reported. If, as a result of any violations to these laws, injury or damage to property is caused, fines can be issued of up to 5,000 rubles. Minibus Stabber Found ST. PETERSBURG (SPT) — Police have detained a man suspected of wounding a man and a teenager on public transport last month. The suspect is an Armenian citizen born in 1981, Fontanka.ru reported, citing a report from the Agency of Journalist Investigation (AZhuR). According to the report, at around midnight on Oct. 4, a fight broke out on a marshrutka minibus. As the vehicle passed number 4 on Parashutnaya Ulitsa, one of the passengers attacked two others with a knife. The victims were taken to the Military Medical Academy in grave condition with knife-wounds to the chest and stomach. Proceedings have now been instigated for attempted murder.
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