Epiphany bathing will be held in Moscow at 42 sites

In Moscow, 42 sites in different administrative districts have been prepared for baptismal bathing. This was reported on Thursday, January 16, by Deputy Mayor of the capital on housing and public utilities and landscaping Pyotr Biryukov.

According to him, divers and rescuers surveyed the places of bathing in advance. To them were equipped with convenient approaches, organized all the necessary infrastructure - points of heating and medical aid, changing rooms and toilets, reports the agency of city news "Moscow".

In addition, during the baptismal bathing in these points will be on duty rescuers. Also this year will be introduced additional patrolling on hovercrafts.

In addition, possible places of unauthorized bathing will be controlled, there will also be on duty lifeguards to prevent accidents on the water, reports "Moscow 24".

Platforms for baptismal bathing will appear in all administrative districts of the capital, except for the Central Administrative District and the South-Eastern Administrative District. Parking lots, heating and catering facilities, toilets and changing rooms will work not far from the pools and baptismal baths.

You can see the addresses on the map of the city project "Winter in Moscow". It will be possible to take a dip during the day, starting at 18:00 on January 18. At 18:00 on January 19, the sites will stop working, specifies the site kp.ru.

Earlier in the day, the scientific head of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia Roman Vilfand told about the weather on Epiphany on January 19. According to him, it will be from -3 to 0 degrees at night, and from 0 to +2 during the day. High temperatures are expected in the Southern Federal District. Frosty weather will be in the Magadan region, Yakutia, believes the meteorologist.

January 15, surgeon, Doctor of Medical Sciences Dmitry Yedeleev warned that people with chronic heart disease, dermatitis and psoriasis is dangerous to take a dip in the ice-hole, so it is better to refrain from such bathing. If there are no contraindications, you should bathe only in specially equipped places. You will need to take with you slippers, a towel and warm clothes. Alcohol is categorically not recommended to drink, reports 360.ru. After leaving the ice-hole, you need to raserezhetsya towel, change into dry clothes and shoes, as well as drink a warm drink.

On the same day, honored rescuer of Russia Sergey Shchetinin urged to take a dip in the ice-hole only in verified places. Rescuers and employees of other services are on duty at the equipped swimming pools and everything is made as safe as possible, RT writes.