Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Hungarian Ambassador to Moscow Norbert Konkoly have discussed cooperation in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday, TASS reports.
"The parties paid particular attention to cooperation in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, including the...
Mass vaccination against the novel coronavirus in Russia may start already in autumn but this process may take as long as nine months, Director of Russia’s Gamaleya Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology Alexander Gintsburg said on Monday, TASS informs.
"We hope that mass vaccination will start in early...
Russia’s coronavirus cases grew by 11,534 in the past 24 hours, the total number of infected people has reached 4,234,720, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Saturday, TASS writes.
According to the crisis center, the growth rate in relative terms stands at 0.27%.
The lowest daily growth rates were registered...
According to RIA Novosti, WHO senior researcher Sumiya Swaminathan, the World Health Organization (WHO) may approve the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine by the end of this year provided the required papers are signed in the next few days, Vedomosti writes.
"There are certain legal papers that both sides must sign...
Russia confirmed 17,741 coronavirus cases in the past day, a record low since October 29, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported, TASS reports.
The total coronavirus caseload hit 3,774,672. The average growth rate reached 0.47%.
The lowest growth rates in the past day were registered in the Tuva Republic (0.07%), the Altai...
Russia's coronavirus growth rate may drop further by the late spring, provided that people continue to abide by restrictions and vaccinate, Deputy Director for Clinical and Analytical Work at the Central Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology Natalya Pshenichnaya told TASS.
"This is no time to relax. It is important to...
Some 85% of those vaccinated with Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine do not have any side effects, head of the Gamaleya Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology Alexander Ginzburg said on Thursday, TASS reports.
"Based on the three stages of trials, we have documented the following: 85% of those vaccinated...
According to a mayoral decree issued Friday, Moscow residents and visitors to the city would no longer be needed to show QR codes in order to dine indoors at Moscow's restaurants, cafés, and bars.
The decree goes into force on Monday, July 19, exactly three weeks after the contentious legislation was enacted.
Moscow...
The Russian economy is recovering, the health care system in Russia is returning to its planned work, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said, and instructed the Ministry of Finance to restore the cost of building hospitals by October 1. The instruction was given following a meeting on improving the...
Some 7,600 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Russia in the past day, taking the total case tally to 592,280, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Monday, TASS reported.
According to the crisis center, the daily growth in cases was 1.3% versus 1.34% a day earlier. In the past...