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The coronavirus situation in Russia is continuing to deteriorate, Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova told a meeting on Wednesday of senior government officials and President Vladimir Putin, Reuters reported. Golikova said there was a critical situation in 16 Russian regions, where hospital beds were at more than 90% of capacity. Russia’s...

President Vladimir Putin has urged the government to improve abortion prevention strategies in an effort to reduce the number of terminated pregnancies and offset Russia's population decline, The Moscow Times reported. Putin’s order was made public days after Poland’s top court deemed abortions performed in cases of fetal defects to...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is self-isolating after coming into contact with a person infected with COVID-19, Reuters reported citing the RIA news agency. Lavrov’s previously planned visits and meetings are being postponed.

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said Tuesday it had applied to the World Health Organization for pre-qualification and accelerated registration of coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V, according to Sputnik which cited a press release issued Tuesday. "The Russian Direct Investment Fund, (RDIF, Russia's sovereign wealth fund), has submitted applications to...

Russia has confirmed a record daily coronavirus death toll at 320 fatalities Tuesday as the country seeks to slow a record-breaking surge in cases with new restrictions, The Moscow Times reported. The previous record death toll of 317 COVID-19 deaths was recorded less than a week ago last Wednesday. Tuesday's increase...

Russia recorded 16,550 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, including 4,312 in Moscow, pushing the national tally to 1,547,774, according to a Reuters report. Authorities said 320 people had died in the last 24 hours, raising the official death toll to 26,589.

The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus infection in Moscow over the past 24 hours has risen by 5,224, bringing the total to 401,040, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Monday, TASS reported. The relative daily growth in the number of infections is at 1.3%. The number of the...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is fully informed on the difficult COVID-19 situation in Russia, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday, TASS reported. "Naturally, the president is fully informed," Peskov said. "Of course, both federal and regional centers report the information to the head of state." He stated that the...

Russia’s daily tally of new coronavirus cases surged to a record high of 17,347 on Monday, including 5,224 in Moscow, taking the national tally to 1,531,224. Authorities said 219 people had died in the last 24 hours, pushing the official death toll to 26,269, Reuters reported.

Russia’s coronavirus cases grew by 16,710 in the past day to 1,513,877, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Sunday, TASS informed. A 1.1% growth rate was recorded in the past two days, the crisis center reported. The lowest growth rate in the past day was registered in the Chechen...