Human trials of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine have begun in the United Arab Emirates, the Kremlin said on Monday in a statement detailing a phone call between President Vladimir Putin and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, as reported by Reuters.
The trials in the UAE are...
Russia reported 13,592 new coronavirus cases on Monday, almost the most recorded in a single day since the pandemic began, pushing the national tally to 1,312,310, Reuters reported.
Officials also said 125 people had died in the previous 24 hours, pushing the official death toll to 22,722.
Russia, which has a...
Russia’s coronavirus cases rose by 12,846 on Saturday, a new daily record since the start of the outbreak early this year, pushing the overall total number of infections to 1,285,084, Reuters writes.
Russia’s coronavirus crisis center said 197 more deaths were confirmed in the last 24 hours, bringing the official...
Sheremetyevo Airport and ArchiMed laboratory have expanded opportunities for passengers and visitors to be tested for COVID-19 in response to increased demand for the testing services. Express diagnostics for COVID-19 are now available at the health centers of terminals B, D and E, with an additional testing facility in...
Russia is expected to register a second potential vaccine against COVID-19 on October 15, the vaccine’s developer said on Friday, as reported by Reuters.
The vaccine has been developed by Siberia’s Vector Institute, which completed early-stage human trials of the vaccine last month.
Over 500,000 tests for the presence of the coronavirus have been conducted in Russia over the past 24 hours for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing reported on Friday, TASS reported.
"Over the past 24...
Russian authorities recommended people stay at home this weekend and urged them to take more safety precautions as the number of new coronavirus cases shot up on Thursday to nearly the highest it has been since the pandemic began, Reuters reported.
Officials reported 11,493 new infections in the last 24...
The number of COVID-19 infections in Russia over the past 24 hours increased by 12,126, the highest since the beginning of the pandemic, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Friday, TASS reported.
The previous high of 11,656 daily cases was recorded on May 11.
The relative growth in the infections...
Head of the department of pulmonology of the Sechenov University, chief non-resident pulmonologist of Russia’s Healthcare Ministry Sergey Avdeyev considers the current restrictive measures for the prevention of the novel coronavirus infection insufficient since citizens continue to ignore the safety precautions, particularly in public places, TASS reports.
"From the medical...
India's drug regulator has knocked back a proposal from Dr Reddy's Laboratories to conduct a large study in the country to evaluate Russia's Sputnik-V COVID-19 vaccine and has asked it to first test the vaccine in a smaller trial, Reuters reports.
The recommendations by an expert panel of the Central...
