themoscowtimes--2020-05-10--Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | May 10

There have been 198,676 cases of coronavirus infections reported in Russia so far and 1,827 deaths .
As the new coronavirus that has killed more than 270,000 people worldwide continues to spread , Russia has stepped up its measures to slow the pandemic 's spread within its borders .
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Russia as of May 10 .
— Moscow has conducted 1 million coronavirus tests since the start of its outbreak , the city 's coronavirus task force said , citing deputy mayor Anastasia Rakova .
More than 40,000 tests are carried out daily .
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— Russian prosecutors have shot down online conspiracy theories about the coronavirus ’ manmade origins as fake , the Prosecutor General 's Office said in a statement Wednesday .
— Moscow residents could be required to wear face masks in all public spaces as early as next week , the Kommersant business daily reported .
— Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said stay-at-home restrictions would remain in place beyond May 12 , but companies involved in industry and construction would be allowed to return to work that day .
— Russian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the coronavirus , becoming the third Russian cabinet official to become infected with the virus after construction minister Vladimir Yakushev and Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin .
— Russia confirmed 10,559 new coronavirus infections Wednesday , bringing the country ’ s official number of cases to 165,929 .
— Leonid Fedun , the billionaire energy tycoon who co-founded Lukoil and owns FC Spartak Moscow , has been hospitalized with coronavirus .
— “ I don ’ t want to say this , but we need to prepare for a long period surrounding the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of infection .
Such is reality , sadly , and we should stare this reality in the face , ” he said .
— The real number of coronavirus infections in Moscow is likely around 300,000 , Sobyanin said .
Officially , the city has 92,676 cases .
— Russia confirmed 11,231 new coronavirus infections Thursday , bringing the country ’ s official number of cases to 177,160 and marking a new one-day record rise in infections .
— Hundreds of thousands of Moscow ’ s rapid antibody tests labeled as Dutch-made are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ early stages , meaning patients who receive false negatives could potentially infect others , a new investigation has said .
— Russia 's coronavirus lockdown could stay in place until a coronavirus vaccine is developed or until the pandemic ends , said Anna Popova , the head of Russia 's consumer protection watchdog Rospotrebnadzor .
— Russia confirmed 10,699 new coronavirus infections Friday , bringing the country ’ s official number of cases to 187,859 .
Russia is now the fifth most-affected country in terms of infections , surpassing Germany and France on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been extended until May 31 , Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said .
Starting May 12 , Moscow residents will be required to wear face masks and gloves in all public places and transport , Sobyanin said .
— President Vladimir Putin called for Russians to stand together on Saturday as the country marked the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II on lockdown over the virus .
`` We know and firmly believe that we are invincible when we stand together , '' Putin said in a televised speech after plans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Red Square had to be postponed because of the pandemic .
— Russia confirmed 10,817 new coronavirus infections Saturday , bringing the country ’ s official number of cases to 198,676 .
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President Vladimir Putin told Russians on Saturday they are `` invincible '' when they stand together as the country on Saturday marked the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II on lockdown from the coronavirus .
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— Russia confirmed 10,102 new coronavirus infections Tuesday , bringing the country ’ s official number of cases to 155,370 .
— Three Russian journalists have died from the coronavirus , the head of Russia 's Journalists Union told Interfax .
More than 100 have been hospitalized with the virus and more than 500 are self-isolating at home under the supervision of health services .
— Russia has sent medical research supplies and two mobile laboratories to the Democratic Republic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country fight the coronavirus , Interfax reported .
— Russia confirmed 10,581 new coronavirus infections Monday , bringing the country ’ s official number of cases to 145,268 .
— Authorities in St. Petersburg have pledged to pay compensation to doctors who become infected with the coronavirus — but only after an investigation establishes their level of responsibility for getting it , according to newly adopted rules .
— Bosnia denied entry to a team of 24 Russian military medical experts who had come to the Balkan country to carry out decontamination work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ individuals flying from Moscow to Beijing will be required to provide proof of a negative coronavirus test received 120 hours or less before departure .
— Sergei Bebenin , the speaker of the Leningrad region 's parliament , has been infected with coronavirus , Interfax reported .
— Russia has removed its ban on the export of medical masks and respirators , Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov told the state-run Rossia 1 news channel .
He said there is no shortage of masks or other sanitary products in Russian pharmacies .
— @ @ @ @ @ @ @ using drones and a helicopter to enforce self-isolation rules in Moscow and the Moscow region over the May holidays .
The drones and helicopter will send information about violations to officers on the ground , who will then issue fines to violators .
— Russia confirmed 10,633 new coronavirus infections Sunday , bringing the country ’ s official number of cases to 134,687 and marking a new one-day record increase .
— Russia confirmed 9,623 new coronavirus infections Saturday , bringing the country ’ s official number of cases to 124,054 and marking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ About 2 % of Moscow residents — or more than 250,000 people — have the coronavirus , the mayor of the Russian capital said on Saturday , citing test results .
Around 2,000 Moscow doctors have either recovered from or are currently ill with Covid-19 , Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said .
— Russia confirmed 7,933 new coronavirus infections Friday , bringing the country ’ s official number of cases to 114,431 and marking a new one-day record increase .
— Half of Moscow ’ s coronavirus patients in serious condition have tested negative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said Thursday amid questions over the accuracy of Russia ’ s tests .
— Eight refrigerated containers to store the bodies of deceased coronavirus patients have been installed at hospitals in St. Petersburg , the local Fontanka.ru news website reported .
The city 's health department told Fontanka that the containers are n't being used yet and are a precautionary step in case the number of deaths rises .
— Russia could possibly tighten its coronavirus lockdown after May 11 if residents do n't follow the self-isolation rules over the May holidays , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
— Moscow is setting up 44 temporary hospitals which will treat up to 10,000 coronavirus patients , deputy mayor Pyotr Biryukov said .
— Russia confirmed 7,099 new coronavirus infections Thursday , bringing the country ’ s official number of cases to 106,498 and marking a new one-day record increase .
— Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has been diagnosed with coronavirus , he said during a video meeting with President Vladimir Putin broadcast on the state-run Rossiya 24 television channel Thursday .
— More than 300 members of the National Guard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
— Residents of the Moscow region will soon be required to wear masks in public places , the governor of the region surrounding the capital said .
— The opening of Russia 's new Orthodox mega-cathedral dedicated to the Armed Forces has been indefinitely postponed due to the coronavirus , Interfax reported .
The cathedral was originally scheduled to open to mark the 75th anniversary of the Soviet victory over the Nazis on May 9 .
— Russia confirmed 5,841 new coronavirus infections Wednesday , bringing the country ’ s official @ @ @ @ @ @ @ More than 1,000 Russian military personnel have tested positive for coronavirus , the Defense Ministry said .
— Moscow will start constructing temporary hospitals that will hold a total of 10,000 beds for coronavirus patients , Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said .
— Russia will allow its nationals who hold second passports to leave the country amid the coronavirus outbreak , according to a government decree issued Wednesday .
— Konstantin Malofeyev , the billionaire often referred to as Russia 's `` Orthodox tycoon , '' said he has contracted the coronavirus .
— @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for foreigners , which was originally set to end May 1 , Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said .
— A group suspected of attempting to sell 100 counterfeit ventilators used to treat coronavirus patients have been detained after an armed confrontation outside Moscow , news outlets reported Wednesday .
— Russia confirmed 6,411 new coronavirus infections Tuesday , bringing the country ’ s official number of cases to 93,558 and marking a new one-day record increase .
— President Vladimir Putin has extended the national “ non-working ” month through May 11 as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in new coronavirus infections in recent days .
Moscow 's coronavirus lockdown has also been extended until May 11 .
— Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has ordered the federal consumer protection watchdog Rospotrebnadzor to draft a coronavirus lockdown exit strategy for the country by Wednesday .
— More than 270 Federal Penitentiary Service ( FSIN ) workers have contracted the coronavirus , the Russian prison authority said .
Its press service said that 40 inmates have tested positive for the virus nationwide .
— A priest at the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with coronavirus died on Sunday two days after he escaped from the hospital and attempted to take his own life , the monastery said .
Following media reports that the priest had set himself on fire , Russian Orthodox Church archpriest Leonid Kalinin told the Govorit Moskva radio station that the 90 % of the priest 's body was covered in burns .
— Russia confirmed 6,198 new coronavirus infections Monday , bringing the country ’ s official number of cases to 87,147 .
Russia has now surpassed China to become the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
— Russia 's coronavirus lockdown measures may be gradually lightened as soon as May 12 depending on how well people comply with the measures until then , the head of the federal consumer protection watchdog Rospotrebnadzor said .
— Russian doctors mistrustful of official coronavirus data have launched an unofficial list of their colleagues who have died from the virus .
— The republic of Karelia in northern Russia will create an interactive map of the places where confirmed coronavirus patients in the region live , including their street names and house @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's residents to avoid these places , its head Artur Parfenchikov wrote .
— The Immortal Regiment , an annual tradition in which millions of people in Russia parade with portraits of relatives who fought in World War II , will take place in an online video broadcast this year as the coronavirus has canceled Victory Day events .
— The head of a Siberian hospital repurposed for coronavirus patients is in critical condition after she fell from the hospital building following a conference call with health officials , local media reported Saturday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ waiting out the coronavirus pandemic in a bunker , his spokesman Dmitry Peskov said .
— The Nizhny Novgorod region will ban entry into the region unless one has an emergency work permit or proof of residence there , its governor said .
The region has Russia 's fourth-highest number of coronavirus cases , after Moscow , the Moscow region and St. Petersburg .
— Nearly 50 employees at the Mariinsky Hospital in St. Petersburg have tested positive for coronavirus , the local Fontanka.ru news website reported .
Starting Monday , the hospital @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with all other patients transferred to other hospitals .
— At least 874 Russian troops tested positive for Covid-19 between March and April 26 , 19 of whom are in critical or serious condition , the Defense Ministry said .
— Russia confirmed 6,361 new coronavirus infections Sunday , bringing the country ’ s official number of cases to 80,949 and marking the highest one-day increase so far .
Overall , 747 people have been killed by the virus .
— In St. Petersburg , four nurses have died of coronavirus this month @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lawmakers — Leonid Kalashnikov and Dmitry Novikov , both of the Communist Party — have been infected with the coronavirus and are being treated in hospital .
They are the first positive Covid-19 cases to be confirmed from among Russia ’ s 450-seat State Duma .
— Authorities in Russia 's western exclave of Kaliningrad will end the region 's coronavirus lockdown for most residents starting April 29 , Governor Anton Alikhanov said , making it the first Russian region to do so .
Nonessential businesses will re-open on April 29 and salons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
All residents will be required to wear masks and observe social distancing in public .
— Moscow authorities will not ease the city 's self-isolation orders during the May holidays which include Labor Day and Victory Day , the mayor 's office said .
Meanwhile , the head of Russia ’ s consumer health watchdog argued self-isolation should be extended by at least another two weeks , until the middle of May .
— Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said he has asked Russia 's Health Ministry and Education Ministry to prepare fourth- @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus patients .
— More than 40 % of Moscow 's health system is now being used in the city 's fight against coronavirus , deputy mayor for social development Anastasia Rakova said .
— All of Moscow 's doctors and nurses will take an express test to detect the presence of coronavirus antibodies and test their immunity to the virus , Rakova told reporters .
— Russia confirmed 4,774 new coronavirus infections , bringing the country ’ s official number of cases to 62,773 .
Overall , 555 people have died from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Filev , the owner of Russian carrier S7 Airlines , has predicted that international air traffic which has been largely halted due to the pandemic will resume in April 2021 .
— Russia will temporarily suspend deportations of foreigners over the next two months due to the coronavirus outbreak , the Interior Ministry said Thursday .
— More than 100,000 pregnant women will be unable to undergo medical abortions in Moscow because of restrictions during the coronavirus outbreak , the women ’ s rights organization Nasiliyu.net ( “ No to Violence ” ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Labor Ministry has ordered mental health facilities and nursing homes to quarantine residents and employees for two weeks in a move to fight the coronavirus outbreak , the state-run TASS news agency reported .
— Staff in the neurological department of the Lyubertsy Regional Hospital near Moscow have asked the FSB to investigate the hospital 's administration .
According to the staffers , 52 doctors have been infected with coronavirus due to management 's actions .
— A hospital in the Chelyabinsk region city of Zlatoust has been quarantined after 44 patients @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the region 's governor said .
He added that the outbreak happened as a result of `` a procedural error in providing medical assistance to one of the patients . ''
— Russia confirmed 5,236 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday , bringing the country ’ s official number of cases to 57,999 .
— Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin warned that the regions ’ hospitals risk running out of beds within three to four weeks at current rates of infection .
— At least 21 Russian regions have requested digital travel passes a week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enforce lockdown measures and slow the deadly outbreak , the Communications and Press Ministry said Wednesday .
— The lives of thousands of Russian patients with rare diseases are in danger because the country ’ s hospitals are being repurposed to address the coronavirus outbreak , the Kommersant business daily reported Wednesday .
— The authors of Russia ’ s delayed domestic abuse law have asked the government to take emergency steps to protect victims during the coronavirus quarantine , the RBC news website reported .
— Russia 's mosques will close during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gainutdin , the chairman of the Council of Muftis which represents Russia ’ s Muslim community , said on live television .
— The Khabarovsk region in Russia 's Far East has become the third region to require residents to wear face masks in public , following the Amur region and the republic of Tatarstan .
— Russia confirmed 5,642 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday , bringing the country ’ s official number of cases to 57,999 .
— A new Moscow hospital built in a little over a month to treat coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Moscow mayor ’ s office said Tuesday as the Russian capital continues to battle an onslaught of new cases .
— A number of unidentified African countries have asked Russia to assist them in the fight against coronavirus , Russia ’ s Foreign Ministry said .
— Authorities in Moscow will start monitoring the movements of all people showing coronavirus symptoms using their cellphone geolocation data .
The city was already tracking the movements of confirmed coronavirus patients who are self-isolating at home .
— The rector of Moscow 's Yelokhovo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reportedly died from coronavirus .
His death marks the highest-level coronavirus-related death within the Russian Orthodox Church .
— Russian tech giant Yandex said that it will offer free coronavirus tests to everyone in Moscow as the city grapples with a rapid rise in infections .
— Russia confirmed 4,268 new coronavirus infections , bringing the country ’ s official number of cases to 47,121 .
— The Russian military will quarantine everyone involved in rehearsals for Russia ’ s postponed Victory Day Parade , the Defense Ministry said following reports that some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
—Around 500 demonstrators gathered in the southern Russian city of Vladikavkaz to protest against job losses and lack of information about the coronavirus outbreak , the MBKh News website reported Monday .
— Russians should stop coming to Crimea during the coronavirus pandemic , its Moscow-backed leader said Monday after a surge in traffic to the annexed peninsula this weekend .
— Russia has extended visas and other temporary residence permits for foreigners from March 15 to June 15 during the coronavirus pandemic that has shut national borders around the world .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ canceling visas and work permits , as well as from deporting and denying people refugee and temporary asylum status until June 15 .
— Russia says it has so far carried out over 2 million tests nationwide .
— Authorities in Moscow are investigating the death of a woman on a bench outside her home on the day she was discharged after testing negative for the coronavirus .
— Dozens of patients and staff have been infected with the coronavirus at a psychiatric hospital in Russia ’ s northwestern Arkhangelsk region .
— @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases in central Russia ’ s Sverdlovsk region are concentrated in one hospital in the regional capital of Yekaterinburg , governor Yevgeny Kuyvashev said .
City hospital No .
1 was placed under quarantine after 78 of its doctors and patients tested positive for the virus , Kuyvashev said on social media .
Most of them are asymptomatic , he added , while one patient is in critical condition .
— Russia confirmed 6,060 new coronavirus infections , bringing the country ’ s official number of cases to 42,853 and marking the latest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Millions of Russians celebrated Orthodox Easter amid the coronavirus pandemic .
Russian Patriarch Kirill , who leads 150 million believers , held a service in Moscow 's Christ the Savior Church without worshippers .
President Vladimir Putin did not go to a service as usual but visited a chapel at his country residence .
— Russia confirmed 4,785 new coronavirus infections , bringing the country ’ s official number of cases to 36,793 and marking the latest one-day record in new cases .
— Russia confirmed 4,070 new coronavirus infections , bringing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 32,008 and marking the latest one-day record in new cases .
— President Vladimir Putin postponed a landmark military parade to mark the 75th anniversary of Soviet victory in World War II .
— Moscow , the epicenter of Russia ’ s coronavirus outbreak , will begin treating respiratory infections as Covid-19 as the disease shows no signs of slowing down , a senior city official has said .
— The Russian government has authorized hospitals to treat coronavirus patients with the untested Chinese malaria drug hydroxychloroquine , which studies have linked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ national carrier Aeroflot has closed ticket sales for all international flights until Aug. 1 , the Kommersant business daily reported .
— About half of Russia 's coronavirus cases are asymptomatic , the head of consumer protection watchdog Rospotrebnadzor said .
— St. Petersburg can expect to see anywhere from 40,000 to 120,000 coronavirus cases by June depending on how closely residents follow lockdown orders , Alexei Borovkov , a member of the city 's coronavirus task force , has said .
The city has 1,507 confirmed cases so far .
— Russia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wearing face masks for regular trips outside , recommending their use only in crowded places , on public transport or when caring for a sick person .
— Russia confirmed 3,448 new coronavirus infections , bringing the country ’ s official number of cases to 27,938 and marking the fifth consecutive one-day record in new cases .
— Russian tech giant Yandex will start delivering coronavirus tests to the homes of Moscow residents aged 65 and older .
The first 10,000 tests will be delivered at no cost , the company said , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be expanded to all age groups .
— Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin signed a decree to provide the city 's doctors with free taxi rides to and from work , as well as free hotel accommodation , during the coronavirus outbreak .
— Moscow authorities said they have switched to random checks of public transit passengers ' quarantine passes rather than checking each person 's pass after large queues formed outside metro stations during rush hour Wednesday .
— President Vladimir Putin believes the global coronavirus pandemic is an opportunity for his country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Kremlin said .
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday offered to send ventilators to Russia .
— One-third of all coronavirus infections in the Leningrad region are concentrated in a crowded hostel that houses migrant workers involved in construction at an IKEA-owned shopping mall , local media reported .
— Russia confirmed 3,388 new coronavirus infections , bringing the country ’ s official number of cases to 24,490 and marking the latest one-day record in new cases .
— Russian officials denounced U.S. President Donald Trump ’ s decision to cut @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Health Organization ( WHO ) , with Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov calling the move a “ very selfish approach ” and “ very disturbing.
” — President Vladimir Putin announced a new package of measures to support Russia ’ s businesses hit by the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic Wednesday .
— Muscovites complained of large queues outside metro stations and severe traffic jams on the first day of the city ’ s mandatory digital lockdown passes , prompting concern that the coronavirus could spread further .
— Russian veterans ' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's annual Victory Day parade in Moscow , which is set for May 9 , due to the coronavirus situation .
This year 's celebrations mark the 75th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany .
— Russia 's coronavirus information center will be headed by doctor and television presenter Alexander Myasnikov , BBC Russia reported .
Myasnikov previously predicted that it would be `` impossible '' for the virus to spread to Russia .
— The Murmansk region will use electronic bracelets to monitor the movements of coronavirus patients self-isolating at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus , the investigative Novaya Gazeta newspaper reported .
— The head of Moscow 's main coronavirus hospital has recovered from the virus two weeks after he tested positive .
— Russia confirmed 2,774 new coronavirus infections , bringing the country ’ s official number of cases to 21,102 and marking a one-day record in new cases .
— Moscow could face a shortage of hospital beds for coronavirus patients in the next two to three weeks , the city 's health department warned .
It added that an additional 24 hospitals will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bringing the total number of beds to 21,000 .
Moscow has 13,002 coronavirus cases as of Tuesday .
— Moscow rejected 900,000 applications for digital lockdown passes in the passes ' first day of operation due to residents entering incorrect or inaccurate information , the city 's coronavirus response center said .
The city issued 3.2 million passes for residents to leave their homes on Monday .
— Nine doctors at a hospital in the Moscow region have been infected with coronavirus , the RBC news website reported Tuesday .
Doctors there had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patients suspected of having coronavirus and that there 's a shortage of personal protective equipment .
— A lack of aid for Moscow ’ s small and medium businesses hit by the coronavirus lockdown will lead to mass starvation and widespread protests , opposition lawmakers reportedly warned Mayor Sergei Sobyanin .
— A group of liberal Russian economists called on the government to send cash payments to the public in order to avoid an economic crisis caused by the coronavirus , the RBC news website reported .
— Moscow traffic police will start @ @ @ @ @ @ @ digital lockdown passes starting Wednesday .
— Russia confirmed 2,558 new coronavirus infections , bringing the country ’ s official number of cases to 18,328 and marking the latest one-day record in new cases .
— Moscow introduced its digital pass system to allow residents to leave their homes this week .
Traffic police have also been deployed at all city entry points to control movement and ask drivers why they ’ re entering the Russian capital during the coronavirus lockdown , according to state media .
— The coronavirus situation in Russia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be `` decisive '' for the country , President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin .
— China 's northeastern Heilongjiang province has tightened its border controls to prevent new coronavirus infections from neighboring Russia , Bloomberg reported .
A growing number of Chinese nationals have returned from Russia with the virus , threatening a new outbreak in the country where the pandemic originated .
— The Russian Orthodox Church 's St. Petersburg diocese has ordered the city 's cathedrals to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the public and broadcast services online .
— Russian Railways will indefinitely suspend free long-distance rail travel for World War II veterans to encourage over-65s to stay home .
The free travel offer had been introduced ahead of the 75th anniversary of Victory Day in May .
— More than 500 Russian writers , publishers and bookstores have signed an open letter asking the government to provide support to the book industry after the coronavirus lockdown shuttered bookstores across the .
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— Russia confirmed 2,186 new coronavirus infections on Sunday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number of cases up to 15,770 and marking a one-day record in new cases .
— More than half of China 's coronavirus infections reported on Sunday originated from a Russian flight to Shanghai the day before , a potential sign of the severity of Russia 's outbreak , Bloomberg reported .
So far this month , China ’ s northeastern Heilongjiang province has reported more than 100 infections imported from Russia through its land borders .
— Russia confirmed 1,667 new coronavirus infections on Saturday , bringing the country ’ s official @ @ @ @ @ @ @ marking a slight decrease in infections from the previous day .
— Russia confirmed 1,786 new coronavirus infections , bringing its official number of cases up to 11,917 and marking a new record one-day increase .
— Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced additional lockdown measures from April 13-19 in order to slow the spread of the coronavirus , with all nonessential business and activity suspended .
Grocery stores and pharmacies will stay open , and only the government , hospitals , protective gear manufacturers and the defense sector will continue to work .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as are car-sharing services .
— In a statement Friday , Sobyanin also said that Moscow will gradually introduce a digital pass system to enforce lockdown rules starting April 14 .
— Moscow ’ s health department has warned the city ’ s clinics that many coronavirus tests return false negative results , the Kommersant business daily reported .
— Russia 's President Vladimir Putin on Friday spoke with U.S. counterpart Donald Trump for the third time in two weeks , discussing the coronavirus pandemic and global oil prices .
— Moscow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at peak capacity after a sharp rise in those hospitalized with serious coronavirus complications , a senior city official said Friday .
— A detention center east of Moscow has been placed under lockdown after the alleged death of one of its inspectors from coronavirus , the Mash Telegram channel reported .
— At least 170 doctors and patients at a hospital in central Russia have tested positive for coronavirus in preliminary tests , the state-run RIA Novosti news agency reported .
— The Russian Orthodox Church has advised worshippers to pray at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Church 's most important holidays .
— Russia 's number of coronavirus cases surpassed 10,000 as new infections surged .
The country confirmed 1,459 new coronavirus infections , bringing the total number of cases up to 10,131 and marking a new record one-day increase .
— Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has temporarily banned Muscovites from visiting the city 's cemeteries except for those attending funerals .
Many Russians visit the cemetery on Orthodox Palm Sunday , which falls on April 19 this year .
— The health minister of Russia 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the remote region became one of the country 's hotspots for the coronavirus .
— Moscow is planning to track foreign tourists ' movements through smartphone geolocation for coronavirus prevention after Russia reopens its national borders , the Kommersant business daily reported Thursday .
— Coronavirus patients in Moscow have started to receive blood plasma transfusions from recovered patients , the city 's deputy mayor for social development said .
Blood plasma from coronavirus survivors has been found to help current patients recover from the virus .
— Russia 's consumer protection watchdog @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus tests have been carried out across the country .
— Russia confirmed 1,175 new coronavirus cases , bringing the country ’ s official number of cases up to 8,672 and marking a new record one-day increase in infections .
— Russia will reach the peak of its coronavirus outbreak in 10-14 days , the head of the Federal Biomedical Agency said .
Veronika Skvortsova predicted that the country 's number of infections will start to fall in early to mid-June .
— Putin has ordered the government to automatically renew documents for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's licenses , for as long as the coronavirus situation persists .
Speaking at a televised conference with regional governors and other officials , he also ordered the government to create a business support program within five days and said doctors will receive a monthly bonus while dealing with the pandemic .
— Moscow police will now be able to directly issue fines to residents who violate lockdown orders , according to an agreement between the Interior Ministry and the city government .
— Russia has now sent coronavirus test kits to more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mishustin said at a meeting of the government 's coronavirus task force .
— Russian Railways will reduce the number of Sapsan high-speed trains between Moscow and St. Petersburg to four per day in each direction amid reduced demand due to the coronavirus .
— The airport in Grozny , the capital of Russia 's republic of Chechnya , will require all passengers arriving from Moscow to provide proof of a negative coronavirus test starting April 11 .
— Moscow City Duma deputy Mikhail Timonov has reportedly tested positive for coronavirus .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as April 1 , when it voted to impose fines on Muscovites who violate lockdown orders .
— Russia confirmed 1,154 new coronavirus infections , bringing the country ’ s number of cases up to 7,497 and marking a new record one-day increase in infections .
— The head of a top Russian research center told Putin that his lab was ready to start human trials of experimental coronavirus vaccines in June .
— Putin has asked health experts whether it would be possible to end Russia 's paid `` non-working '' period @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a `` non-working '' week from March 28 to April 5 , then extended the period until April 30 .
During the meeting , he added that the peak of the coronavirus epidemic in Russia has n't passed yet .
— The head doctor at Moscow 's Davydovsky hospital , Yelena Vasiliyeva , has tested positive for coronavirus , the Mash Telegram channel reported .
Because she continued to work and attend conferences while waiting for the test results , more than 500 patients and doctors who were in contact with her are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus .
— Russia 's national carrier Aeroflot operated a flight from Moscow to New York today to return U.S. nationals stuck in Russia due to its closed border and suspension of international flights .
Aeroflot 's last Moscow-New York flight was abruptly canceled on April 3 after the plane had already started taxiing to the runway .
— Russia 's largest business associations have called on the government to introduce a sweeping package of measures to support employers amid the coronavirus lockdown .
In a letter to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of employees ' salaries for those who can not work due to the shutdown .
— Russia has conducted more than 795,000 coronavirus tests so far , the federal consumer protection watchdog Rospotrebnadzor said .
— Russia confirmed 954 new coronavirus infections , bringing the official number of cases to 6,343 and marking a new record one-day increase .
— Russia will send $ 1 million to the World Health Organization to help in the fight against coronavirus , according to a decree signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin .
— Three Russian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with coronavirus , the state-run RIA Novosti news agency reported .
Two other priests are showing symptoms of the virus but their diagnosis has n't been confirmed .
— It is `` unacceptable '' for Russia 's regions to close their borders with other regions of the country , Mishustin said at a meeting with regional envoys after the republic of Chechnya sealed off its borders .
The Kremlin also called such measures `` excessive . ''
— Russia 's health watchdog Rosdravnadzor has developed an `` express '' coronavirus test that can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minutes , the Industry and Trade Ministry said .
— Three regions of Russia — the Irkutsk region , Tomsk region and Krasnoyarsk region — have begun ordering all people arriving from Moscow and St. Petersburg to self-isolate for two weeks in a move to prevent the spread of coronavirus .
— Russia confirmed 658 new coronavirus infections , bringing the official number of cases to 5,389 .
Forty-five people have been killed by the virus in Russia .
The majority of new cases were in Moscow , where Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the highest in the country .
The capital accounts for 87 % of all confirmed coronavirus cases in Russia .
— President Vladimir Putin announced an extension of the nationwide “ non-working week ” until April 30 after the country registered a sharp increase in coronavirus cases .
He added that he would delegate the decisionmaking power on anti-coronavirus measures to regional authorities .
— Russia will halt flights returning its nationals from abroad after midnight Saturday , Interfax cited an unnamed source at an unnamed airline as saying .
Domodedovo , one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , has shut down its international flights board , according to the state-run TASS news agency .
— Russia has sent military medics and equipment to Serbia , the latest country Moscow is helping to fight the global coronavirus pandemic as it also flexes its soft power muscles .
— Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that the city will hold off on introducing a QR code pass system to enforce movements under quarantine and extended the quarantine until May 1 .
He said city authorities would reconsider implementing the system if the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ violations rises .
— Moscow residents may now only ride together in a private vehicle if they live at the same address , Moscow City Duma speaker Alexei Shaposhnikov said .
— Anastasia Vasiliyeva , the head of the Doctors ’ Alliance , an independent trade union linked to Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny , was detained overnight in the Nizhny Novgorod region .
She and other members of the union were there to donate protective gear to doctors fighting the coronavirus , the union tweeted .
— Russia confirmed 771 new coronavirus infections @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number of cases up to 3,548 and marking a record one-day increase in infections .
— Sobyanin signed a law imposing fines on Muscovites found to be violating the city 's self-isolation orders .
Individuals will be fined up to 4,000 rubles ( $ 50 ) for first-time offenses and up to 5,000 rubles ( $ 63 ) for repeat offenses .
Businesses will be fined up to 40,000 rubles ( $ 500 ) for violating the order .
Legal entities will be fined up to 300,000 rubles ( $ 3,800 ) for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( $ 6,300 ) for repeat offenses .
— The United States purchased medical supplies from Russia to battle the deadly coronavirus outbreak in the country , the State Department said , contradicting the Kremlin 's description of the shipment as humanitarian aid .
— Russia could close to the public or reschedule its annual parade in Red Square that commemorates the Soviet victory in World War II due to the coronavirus pandemic , the RBC news website reported .
— The Nizhny Novgorod region has launched a QR code pass system to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ essential reasons .
Moscow has announced it is developing a similar pass system for its 12 million residents but has n't launched it yet .
— One of Moscow ’ s leading cancer hospitals , the Blokhin Cancer Center , has stopped admitting patients to chemotherapy sessions after one of the department 's medics tested positive for coronavirus .
All of the chemotherapy department 's employees have been quarantined and its patients are under special supervision , the hospital said .
— Russia 's state statistics service Rosstat has said it may postpone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the coronavirus .
— Putin signed legislation imposing severe punishment — including up to five years in prison — for people convicted of spreading false information about the coronavirus .
The legislation also imposes punishments for people breaking coronavirus quarantine rules , including up to seven years in prison .
— Russia confirmed 440 new coronavirus infections , bringing the country ’ s official number of cases up to 2,777 .
— Russia has earmarked almost $ 18 billion to battle the coronavirus pandemic , Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin told President Vladimir @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his cabinet .
— Moscow authorities have developed a QR code system to allow residents to leave their homes as well as a smartphone app to monitor coronavirus patients ’ movement in self-isolation , the city ’ s IT chief said Wednesday after tech experts raised privacy questions .
— President Vladimir Putin is now practicing social distancing with everyone and does n't shake hands , Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters .
He has also started holding meetings remotely .
— A nurse at a police hospital in the Lipetsk region has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the coronavirus after she returned to work with symptoms instead of self-isolating , the Kommersant business daily reported .
Lipetsk region governor Igor Artamonov condemned what he said was `` criminal negligence '' in a statement .
— Moscow 's Sheremetyevo Airport , the capital 's main transport hub , has closed a third terminal due to reduced air traffic caused by the coronavirus , leaving three terminals open .
— Russia will extend its suspension of football matches in the face of the coronavirus pandemic until May 31 , the Russian football @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Several regions of Russia have imposed limits on alcohol sales during their self-isolation regimes .
Some cities in Siberia 's republic of Sakha , including Yakutsk , have banned the sale of alcohol altogether .
— Russia 's consumer protection watchdog has ordered quotas on the number of Russians being returned from abroad per day , the Kommersant business daily reported , a move that the Foreign Ministry said `` immediately complicated , and in some places paralyzed , the process of returning '' the approximately 35,000 Russians seeking to return .
— @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bringing the country ’ s official number of cases up to 2,337 and marking its sevent consecutive one-day record in new cases .
— Denis Protsenko , the head doctor at the infectious diseases hospital treating Moscow 's coronavirus patients , has tested positive with the virus , the state-run Rossia 24 television station reported .
He was photographed shaking hands with President Vladimir Putin six days ago .
— A Russian plane carrying medical equipment and protective gear has departed for the coronavirus-hit United States .
U.S. President Donald Trump had said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , very large planeload '' of medical aid .
`` Trump accepted this humanitarian aid with gratitude , '' Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday .
— The Justice Ministry has proposed suspending registrations of marriage and divorce in Russia until at least June 1 in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus .
— Moscow has enacted a citywide quarantine from Monday , Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said as the city 's number of coronavirus cases surpassed 1,000 over the weekend .
Moscow residents will only be allowed to leave their homes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for food or medicine , go to work , walk pets or take out the garbage .
— Russia 's second-largest city St. Petersburg announced stay-at-home orders for their residents following Moscow 's quarantine .
— Moscow 's self-isolation order will be active through April 14 , the city 's coronavirus crisis center said .
It later deleted the statement from its Telegram channel .
— In televised comments on state television , President Vladimir Putin said decisive measures by Russia had helped win it time in its battle to contain the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases , but that it was vital authorities now used that time effectively .
— Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin asked Russia 's regional governors to consider imposing the same restrictions on movement to halt the spread of the coronavirus that have been imposed in Moscow , the state-run RIA news agency reported .
— The makeshift memorial to opposition politician Boris Nemtsov at the site near the Kremlin where he was gunned down in 2015 has been abandoned for the first time since his death due to Moscow 's stay-at-home order , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the memorial said .
— Several regions of Russia have enacted region-wide stay-at-home orders for residents , following suit with Moscow 's quarantine :


themoscowtimes--2020-05-10--Russia's Coronavirus Cases Surge Past 200k

The number of infections in Russia has been rising by more than 10,000 a day since Sunday , in contrast to countries in western Europe that are taking steps to ease lockdown measures .
Officials attribute the increase to mass testing and detecting asymptomatic cases not always counted in other countries .
The country 's reported mortality rate remains much lower than in many countries .
Officials credit a widespread testing and tracking effort , though critics have cast doubt on the numbers , as Russia uses a different classification method to count the diseased .
On Thursday Moscow Mayor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lockdown in the capital , where most cases are concentrated , to May 31 .
He also brought in a rule that people will have to wear masks and gloves in public transport and shops or face fines from Tuesday .
Residents of the capital are only allowed to leave their homes for brief trips to a shop , to walk dogs or to travel to essential jobs with a permit .
Russia has a national non-working period until May 11 that so far has not been extended .
On Saturday , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ II without large-scale military parades .
In a solemn televised speech , President Vladimir Putin made no mention of the virus , despite the growing infection numbers in Russia .
Worldwide , the virus has infected almost 4 million people .

The highest number of new cases were in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Russia's fatality rate has remained low compared to other badly-hit countries, raising speculation that Moscow could be underreporting figures.
Russian authorities began easing anti-virus measures in June ahead of a massive World War II military parade in Moscow and a nationwide vote on constitutional reforms that now allow President Vladimir Putin to stay in power until 2036.
Both events were initially postponed due the epidemic.
Moscow opened cinemas and theaters on Aug. 1. In the capital, masks are mandatory in stores and on public transport but not in the streets.
Several institutes in Russia are working on a coronavirus vaccine.
The Russian Defense Ministry has said it developed a "safe" vaccine following clinical trials on a group of volunteers.
The trials are ongoing, and the Defense Ministry expects clinical trials to be fully completed in the coming weeks.
AFP contributed reporting to this article.


themoscowtimes--2020-05-10--Moscow Sees 20% Surge in Mortality in April: Official Data

The data comes as Russia sees the fastest growth in coronavirus infections in Europe , while its mortality rate remains much lower than in many countries .
Moscow , the epicenter of Russia ’ s coronavirus outbreak , has continued to see daily spikes in new cases despite being under lockdown since March 30 .
Moscow recorded 20 % more fatalities in April 2020 compared to its average April mortality total over the past decade , according to newly published preliminary data from Moscow ’ s civil registry office .
According to the official data , 11,846 people died in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this year , roughly a 20 % increase from the 10-year average for April deaths , which is 9,866 .
The numbers suggest that the city ’ s statistics of coronavirus deaths may be higher in reality than official numbers indicate .
Russia confirmed 11,012 new coronavirus infections Sunday , bringing the country ’ s official number of cases to 209,688 .
In the capital , 109,74 people have been infected and 1,068 people have died from the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic .
Russia ’ s federal statistics agency Rosstat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ figures , which are expected to be published later this month or in early June Russia boasts a relatively low coronavirus mortality rate of 0.9 % , which experts believe is linked to the way coronavirus-related deaths are counted .

The data comes as Russia sees the fastest growth in coronavirus infections in Europe, while its mortality rate remains much lower than in many countries. Moscow, the epicenter of Russia’s coronavirus outbreak, has continued to see daily spikes in new cases despite being under lockdown since March 30.
Moscow recorded 20% more fatalities in April 2020 compared to its average April mortality total over the past decade, according to newly published preliminary data from Moscow’s civil registry office.
According to the official data, 11,846 people died in Russia’s capital in April of this year, roughly a 20% increase from the 10-year average for April deaths, which is 9,866. The numbers suggest that the city’s statistics of coronavirus deaths may be higher in reality than official numbers indicate.
Russia confirmed 11,012 new coronavirus infections Sunday, bringing the country’s official number of cases to 209,688. In the capital, 109,740 people have been infected and 1,068 people have died from the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic.
Russia’s federal statistics agency Rosstat has not yet released its April death figures, which are expected to be published later this month or in early June
Russia boasts a relatively low coronavirus mortality rate of 0.9%, which experts believe is linked to the way coronavirus-related deaths are counted.


themoscowtimes--2020-05-11--400 Russian Cadets Infected With Coronavirus After Moscow V-Day Rehearsals – Proekt

Russia marked the 75th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II with only military plane flyovers and a fireworks display Saturday .
The last rehearsal for the parade took place on April 16 , the day when Putin postponed the event and vowed to hold it later in 2020 , an unnamed participant told Proekt .
At least 376 Russian cadets have been infected with the coronavirus after participating in rehearsals for the postponed Victory Day parade in Moscow ’ s Red Square , the Proekt investigative website reported Monday .
The virus broke out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ five elite Russian military academies and one regiment — out of the more than 40 involved — following the parade rehearsals , Proekt cited participants and their relatives as saying .
“ That YouTube video filmed by bus drivers was true , my son told me , ” an unnamed mother of a naval infantry brigade soldier was quoted as saying , referring to unconfirmed footage of rehearsals outside Moscow which showed crowds of troops gathered in an apparent violation of social distancing guidelines .
The mother of a Defense Ministry Military University @ @ @ @ @ @ @ played a bigger role in spreading Covid-19 than the rehearsals themselves .
“ Regular cadets have been [ quarantined ] since mid-March , but officers , cooks and teachers ” could go in and out , she was quoted as saying .
Proekt said its efforts to investigate further were hampered by an order from Putin , which went into effect last Wednesday , that bans soldiers from sharing information with reporters .
Russia ’ s military , which promised to quarantine everyone involved in the rehearsals last month following reports of infections @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1,723 troops have tested positive for Covid-19 as of Sunday .
Russia commemorates the Soviet victory over the Nazis each year on May 9 with a massive military display that sees thousands of troops and tanks parade through Red Square and military jets fly in formation over the capital .
Some 15,000 members of the military were expected to take part in this year 's parade on Red Square .
This year 's parade was meant to be a major showcase for Putin , with world leaders and veterans from all over Russia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ events over four days .
Russia has reported Europe ’ s highest number of new cases over the past week with more than 10,000 new infections daily .
As of Monday , 221,344 people have been infected nationwide — making Russia the third most-infected country in the world — and 2,009 have died from Covid-19 .

Russia marked the 75th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II with only military plane flyovers and a fireworks display Saturday. The last rehearsal for the parade took place on April 16, the day when Putin postponed the event and vowed to hold it later in 2020, an unnamed participant told Proekt.
At least 376 Russian cadets have been infected with the coronavirus after participating in rehearsals for the postponed Victory Day parade in Moscow’s Red Square, the Proekt investigative website reported Monday.
The virus broke out among officers and cadets in at least five elite Russian military academies and one regiment — out of the more than 40 involved — following the parade rehearsals, Proekt cited participants and their relatives as saying.
“That YouTube video filmed by bus drivers was true, my son told me,” an unnamed mother of a naval infantry brigade soldier was quoted as saying, referring to unconfirmed footage of rehearsals outside Moscow which showed crowds of troops gathered in an apparent violation of social distancing guidelines.
The mother of a Defense Ministry Military University cadet said she believes that the officers played a bigger role in spreading Covid-19 than the rehearsals themselves. “Regular cadets have been [quarantined] since mid-March, but officers, cooks and teachers” could go in and out, she was quoted as saying.
Proekt said its efforts to investigate further were hampered by an order from Putin, which went into effect last Wednesday, that bans soldiers from sharing information with reporters.
Russia’s military, which promised to quarantine everyone involved in the rehearsals last month following reports of infections among participants, says 1,132 cadets and 1,723 troops have tested positive for Covid-19 as of Sunday.
Russia commemorates the Soviet victory over the Nazis each year on May 9 with a massive military display that sees thousands of troops and tanks parade through Red Square and military jets fly in formation over the capital. Some 15,000 members of the military were expected to take part in this year's parade on Red Square.
This year's parade was meant to be a major showcase for Putin, with world leaders and veterans from all over Russia invited to watch and take part in events over four days.
Russia has reported Europe’s highest number of new cases over the past week with more than 10,000 new infections daily. As of Monday, 221,344 people have been infected nationwide — making Russia the third most-infected country in the world — and 2,009 have died from Covid-19.