Health

Russia’s coronavirus cases grew by 26,190 in the past day and the total case tally reached 2,541,199, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Wednesday, TASS reported. In the past day, the growth rate did not exceed 1%. The lowest growth rates were registered in the Chukotka Autonomous Region (0.5%), the...

Provincial governments across China are placing orders for experimental, domestically made coronavirus vaccines, though health officials have yet to say how well they work or how they may reach the country's 1.4 billion people, ABC News reported. Developers are speeding up final testing, the Chinese foreign minister said during a...

Russia has granted approval for clinical trials to be held for the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine Ad5-Ncov involving 8,000 volunteers, Reuters reported, citing the Interfax news agency. Ad5-nCoV is a vaccine candidate co-developed by CanSino Biologics and a Chinese military-backed research unit.

Moscow doctors have cured another 5,532 patients infected with the coronavirus, the capital anti-coronavirus crisis center told journalists on Tuesday, TASS reported. "Moscow’s anti-coronavirus crisis center reports that another 5,532 patients in the capital recovered after undergoing treatment for the coronavirus infection. The total number of people who recovered from...

The number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in Russia over the past 24 hours has increased by 26,097, bringing the total to 2,515,09, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told journalists on Tuesday. According to the crisis center, the relative daily growth decreased to 1%, TASS reported. The lowest daily growth rates were registered...

Moscow wants to vaccinate up to seven million people, its Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said, as Russia on Sunday reported yet another record high number of new COVID-19 cases, Reuters reported. Moscow began distributing its Sputnik V COVID-19 shot via 70 clinics on Saturday to the most exposed groups, marking Russia’s...

There is "no end in sight" to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, Moscow Deputy Mayor Anastasia Rakova said at the 13th Russian Scientific and Practical Conference with international participation dubbed "Medicine and Quality 2020" on Monday, as reported by TASS. "We have been fighting the infection for nine months....

Russia confirmed 28,142 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours on Monday, including 7,279 in Moscow, pushing the national tally to 2,488,912 since the pandemic began, Reuters reported. Authorities said 456 people had died overnight, taking the official death toll to 43,597.

The world is a step away from introducing COVID-19 vaccines, which are crucial today for ensuring quality healthcare, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Russia Melita Vujnovic said on Monday during the Russian Scientific and Practical Conference with international participation "Medicine and Quality 2020". The conference is held online. "We...

The measures taken to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia ensure that no new restrictions are introduced so far, including a lockdown or interregional travel restrictions, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday, commenting on the statement by Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko, who said that there may...