tass--2020-05-25--Syrian troops destroy terrorist unit in Raqqa province's southwest, says online paper

MOSCOW , May 25 .
/TASS/ .
Units of the Syrian army have liquidated a group of Islamic State ( outlawed in Russia ) terrorists during an operation in the southwest of Raqqa province , the Al-Masdar online newspaper reported on Sunday .
It said the government troops had conducted a mop-up operation near the city of Salmiya , from where militants had been attacking military convoys on a regular basis .
`` Members of the gang were tracked down and destroyed , as a result of which the safety of traffic on the highway from Homs to Raqqa and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' a Syrian military taking part in the operation told the news portal .
According to him , now the troops are facing the task to protect oil wells in that area , in particular on the al-Taim field .
IS units that lost control over vast areas in eastern Syria and the neighboring Iraq after the defeat in 2017 , have become increasingly more active of late .
According to the Arabic international newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat , during the month of Ramadan ( between April 24 and May 24 ) , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against government forces , in which 37 Syrian military and militias were killed .
Within the same period , they repeatedly attacked Kurdish units from the Syrian Democratic Forces , staged terrorist attacks in local settlements , killed and kidnapped residents .
According to the paper , Syrian troops and Kurdish militias destroyed 47 terrorists , including four field commanders , in military response .

MOSCOW, May 25. /TASS/. Units of the Syrian army have liquidated a group of Islamic State (outlawed in Russia) terrorists during an operation in the southwest of Raqqa province, the Al-Masdar online newspaper reported on Sunday.
It said the government troops had conducted a mop-up operation near the city of Salmiya, from where militants had been attacking military convoys on a regular basis.
"Members of the gang were tracked down and destroyed, as a result of which the safety of traffic on the highway from Homs to Raqqa and from Hama to Deir ez-Zor was ensured," a Syrian military taking part in the operation told the news portal. According to him, now the troops are facing the task to protect oil wells in that area, in particular on the al-Taim field.
IS units that lost control over vast areas in eastern Syria and the neighboring Iraq after the defeat in 2017, have become increasingly more active of late. According to the Arabic international newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat, during the month of Ramadan (between April 24 and May 24), terrorists carried out at least 11 operations against government forces, in which 37 Syrian military and militias were killed. Within the same period, they repeatedly attacked Kurdish units from the Syrian Democratic Forces, staged terrorist attacks in local settlements, killed and kidnapped residents. According to the paper, Syrian troops and Kurdish militias destroyed 47 terrorists, including four field commanders, in military response.


tass--2020-05-24--Number of COVID-19 cases across globe up by over 101,000 in past day - WHO

TASS , May 24 .
More than 101,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were registered worldwide on May 24 , with the overall number of such cases exceeding 5.2 million , the World Health Organization ( WHO ) said in its daily bulletin on Sunday .
As of 11:00 Moscow time on May 24 , as many as 5,204,508 novel coronavirus cases and 337,687 coronavirus-associated deaths were registered across the globe .
The number of confirmed cases grew by 101,502 in the past 24 hours and the number of fatalities increased by 4,286 .
The WHO statistics is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ countries .
South and North America accounts for the majority of confirmed coronavirus cases - 2,338,124 .
In the past 24 hours , the number of cases grew by 55,636 and the number of deaths - by 2,932 and reached 138,116 .
The number confirmed COVID-19 cases in Europe amounts to 2,006,984 and the number of fatalities is 173,886 .
In the past 24 hours , the number of cases grew by 19,327 and the number of deaths - by 928 .
The East Mediterranean region has 415,806 cases and 10,988 fatalities as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 24 hours , the number of cases grew by 12,887 and the number of deaths - by 182 .
The biggest number of coronavirus cases was reported from the United States ( 1,568,448 ) , Russia ( 344,481 ) , Brazil ( 330,890 ) , the United Kingdom ( 257,158 ) , Spain ( 235,290 ) , Italy ( 229,327 ) , Germany ( 178,281 ) , Turkey ( 155,686 ) , France ( 142,173 ) , and Iran ( 133,521 ) .
A pneumonia outbreak caused by the COVID-19 virus ( previously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China ’ s city of Wuhan , a large trade and industrial center with a population of 12 million , in late December 2019 .
Since then , cases of the new coronavirus have been reported from nearly all parts of the world .
On March 11 , 2020 , the World Health Organization ( WHO ) declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic .

TASS, May 24. More than 101,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were registered worldwide on May 24, with the overall number of such cases exceeding 5.2 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its daily bulletin on Sunday.
As of 11:00 Moscow time on May 24, as many as 5,204,508 novel coronavirus cases and 337,687 coronavirus-associated deaths were registered across the globe. The number of confirmed cases grew by 101,502 in the past 24 hours and the number of fatalities increased by 4,286.
The WHO statistics is based on officially confirmed data from the countries.
South and North America accounts for the majority of confirmed coronavirus cases - 2,338,124. In the past 24 hours, the number of cases grew by 55,636 and the number of deaths - by 2,932 and reached 138,116.
The number confirmed COVID-19 cases in Europe amounts to 2,006,984 and the number of fatalities is 173,886. In the past 24 hours, the number of cases grew by 19,327 and the number of deaths - by 928.
The East Mediterranean region has 415,806 cases and 10,988 fatalities as of May 24. In the past 24 hours, the number of cases grew by 12,887 and the number of deaths - by 182.
The biggest number of coronavirus cases was reported from the United States (1,568,448), Russia (344,481), Brazil (330,890), the United Kingdom (257,158), Spain (235,290), Italy (229,327), Germany (178,281), Turkey (155,686), France (142,173), and Iran (133,521).
A pneumonia outbreak caused by the COVID-19 virus (previously known as 2019-nCoV) was reported in China’s city of Wuhan, a large trade and industrial center with a population of 12 million, in late December 2019. Since then, cases of the new coronavirus have been reported from nearly all parts of the world. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic.


tass--2020-05-24--Over half of Russian regions can begin to loosen up lockdowns, says top sanitary official

MOSCOW , May 24 .
/TASS/ .
More than a half of Russia ’ s 85 regions can begin to lift coronavirus lockdowns within days , Anna Popova , chief of Russia ’ s sanitary watchdog , said on Sunday .
`` Forty-four regions - more than a half - have grounds to begin phase one [ of lifting the lockdowns ] today or tomorrow , '' she said in an interview with the Voskresny Vecher ( Sunday Evening ) with Vladimir Solovyov program on the Rossiya-1 television channel .
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on May 20 that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus restrictions .
According to Popova , the coronavirus situation in the country has stabilized .
Thus , on May 11 , when the nationwide days off were over , only nine Russian regions could begin to lift the lockdowns .
`` The forecast and prospects of today ’ s changes are quite stable and favorable .
This is because when the days off were over on May 11 we introduced new criteria for beginning phase one .
Back then , the propagation ratio , i.e .
the number of people one patient @ @ @ @ @ @ @ less than one or equal to one only in nine regions .
Today , it is less than one in 27 regions and is equal to one in 17 more regions , '' she said .
To date , a total of 344,481 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia , with 113,299 patients having recovered from the disease .
Russia ’ s latest data indicates 3,541 fatalities nationwide .
Earlier , the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation .

MOSCOW, May 24. /TASS/. More than a half of Russia’s 85 regions can begin to lift coronavirus lockdowns within days, Anna Popova, chief of Russia’s sanitary watchdog, said on Sunday.
"Forty-four regions - more than a half - have grounds to begin phase one [of lifting the lockdowns] today or tomorrow," she said in an interview with the Voskresny Vecher (Sunday Evening) with Vladimir Solovyov program on the Rossiya-1 television channel.
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on May 20 that seventeen Russian regions could begin easing the coronavirus restrictions.
According to Popova, the coronavirus situation in the country has stabilized. Thus, on May 11, when the nationwide days off were over, only nine Russian regions could begin to lift the lockdowns. "The forecast and prospects of today’s changes are quite stable and favorable. This is because when the days off were over on May 11 we introduced new criteria for beginning phase one. Back then, the propagation ratio, i.e. the number of people one patient can infect before being isolated, was less than one or equal to one only in nine regions. Today, it is less than one in 27 regions and is equal to one in 17 more regions," she said.
To date, a total of 344,481 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 113,299 patients having recovered from the disease. Russia’s latest data indicates 3,541 fatalities nationwide. Earlier, the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation.


tass--2020-05-26--Russia’s Vector Institute to begin clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine in late June - CEO

MOSCOW , May 26 .
/TASS/ .
The Vector State Center for Virology and Biotechnology ( Vector Institute ) plans to begin clinical trials of its coronavirus vaccine in late June this year , the Center ’ s CEO Rinat Maksyutov told TASS , adding that the Institute picked three promising vaccine prototypes for further research .
In April , during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin , Maksyutov announced that the Vector Institute was ready to begin the first stage of clinical trials in May already , with the permission of the Ministry of Health .
Health Minister @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it was possible .
`` In accordance with the approved program , the clinical trials will start on June 29 , 2020 , after we obtain the results on the specific activity and safety of the vaccine from animal [ testing ] and obtain permission of the Ministry of Health .
So far , we are on our schedule , '' he said .
The Vector CEO said that 25 vaccine variants were tested on animals , adding that three promising prototypes were chosen both as the most effective and most suitable for @ @ @

MOSCOW, May 26. /TASS/. The Vector State Center for Virology and Biotechnology (Vector Institute) plans to begin clinical trials of its coronavirus vaccine in late June this year, the Center’s CEO Rinat Maksyutov told TASS, adding that the Institute picked three promising vaccine prototypes for further research.
In April, during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Maksyutov announced that the Vector Institute was ready to begin the first stage of clinical trials in May already, with the permission of the Ministry of Health. Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said at the time that it was possible.
"In accordance with the approved program, the clinical trials will start on June 29, 2020, after we obtain the results on the specific activity and safety of the vaccine from animal [testing] and obtain permission of the Ministry of Health. So far, we are on our schedule," he said.
The Vector CEO said that 25 vaccine variants were tested on animals, adding that three promising prototypes were chosen both as the most effective and most suitable for mass production.


tass--2020-05-26--UK PR Johnson admits his eyesight degraded over the coronavirus

LONDON , May 26 .
/TASS/ .
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that his eyesight has worsened due to the coronavirus infection he suffered .
`` I ’ m having to wear spectacles for the first time in years .
I ’ m inclined to think that it is very plausible that eyesight could be a problem associated with coronavirus , '' the Prime Minister said during a briefing Monday .
In April , he spent a week in a hospital over a coronavirus infection , including several days in an intensive therapy unit .
Johnson made his confession @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dominic Cummings , who violated the quarantine rules and travelled 400 km away from London to self-isolate with his wife and child .
During his stay there , Cummings attempted driving - allegedly to check whether his eyesight has recovered after the disease .
Following his experiment , Cummings admitted that his eyesight was still bad .
Chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales John Apter cautioned against this method of eyesight exam .
`` Folks , I say this in all sincerity and as an important road safety issue .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ your eyesight may be impaired do not drive your vehicle to test your ability to drive .
It ’ s not a wise move , '' he tweeted Monday .

LONDON, May 26. /TASS/. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that his eyesight has worsened due to the coronavirus infection he suffered.
"I’m having to wear spectacles for the first time in years. I’m inclined to think that it is very plausible that eyesight could be a problem associated with coronavirus," the Prime Minister said during a briefing Monday.
In April, he spent a week in a hospital over a coronavirus infection, including several days in an intensive therapy unit.
Johnson made his confession, answering a question about his aide Dominic Cummings, who violated the quarantine rules and travelled 400 km away from London to self-isolate with his wife and child. During his stay there, Cummings attempted driving - allegedly to check whether his eyesight has recovered after the disease.
Following his experiment, Cummings admitted that his eyesight was still bad. Chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales John Apter cautioned against this method of eyesight exam.
"Folks, I say this in all sincerity and as an important road safety issue. If you’re feeling unwell and your eyesight may be impaired do not drive your vehicle to test your ability to drive. It’s not a wise move," he tweeted Monday.


tass--2020-05-26--76 more coronavirus patients die in Moscow in past day

MOSCOW , May 25 .
/TASS/ .
Seventy-six more coronavirus-positive patients died in Moscow in the past day , the anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Monday .
`` Seventy-six coronavirus-positive patients diagnosed with pneumonia have died in Moscow , '' the center said .
The overall coronavirus death toll in Moscow stands at 2,110 .
In late December 2019 , Chinese officials notified the World Health Organization ( WHO ) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan , in central China .
Since then , cases of the novel coronavirus - named COVID-19 by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every corner of the globe , including Russia .
On March 11 , 2020 , the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic .
According to the latest statistics , over 5,513,300 people have been infected worldwide and more than 346,800 deaths have been reported .
To date , a total of 353,427 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia , with 118,798 patients having recovered from the disease .
Russia ’ s latest data indicates 3,633 fatalities nationwide .
Earlier , the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the @ @ @ @ @ @ @

MOSCOW, May 25. /TASS/. Seventy-six more coronavirus-positive patients died in Moscow in the past day, the anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Monday.
"Seventy-six coronavirus-positive patients diagnosed with pneumonia have died in Moscow," the center said.
The overall coronavirus death toll in Moscow stands at 2,110.
In late December 2019, Chinese officials notified the World Health Organization (WHO) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan, in central China. Since then, cases of the novel coronavirus - named COVID-19 by the WHO - have been reported in every corner of the globe, including Russia.
On March 11, 2020, the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. According to the latest statistics, over 5,513,300 people have been infected worldwide and more than 346,800 deaths have been reported.
To date, a total of 353,427 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 118,798 patients having recovered from the disease. Russia’s latest data indicates 3,633 fatalities nationwide. Earlier, the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation.


tass--2020-05-26--Number of COVID-2019 cases across globe up by over 100,000 in past day - WHO

MOSCOW , May 26 .
/TASS/ .
More than 100,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were registered worldwide on May 25 , with the overall number of such cases exceeding 5.3 million , the World Health Organization ( WHO ) said in its daily bulletin on Monday .
As of 11:00 Moscow time on May 25 , as many as 5,304,772 novel coronavirus cases and 342,029 coronavirus-associated deaths were registered across the globe .
The number of confirmed cases grew by 100,264 in the past 24 hours and the number of fatalities increased by 4,342 .
The WHO @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the countries .
South and North America accounts for the majority of confirmed coronavirus cases - 2,395,295 .
In the past 24 hours , the number of cases grew by 57,171 and the number of deaths - by 3,356 and reached 141,472 .
The number confirmed COVID-2019 cases in Europe amounts to 2,025,176 and the number of fatalities is 174,429 .
In the past 24 hours , the number of cases grew by 18,192 and the number of deaths - by 543 .
The East Mediterranean region has 427,832 cases and 11,164 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the past 24 hours , the number of cases grew by 12,026 and the number of deaths - by 176 .
The biggest number of coronavirus cases was reported from the United States ( 1,592,599 ) , Russia ( 353,427 ) , Brazil ( 347,398 ) , the United Kingdom ( 259,563 ) , Spain ( 235,772 ) , Italy ( 229,858 ) , Germany ( 178,570 ) , Turkey ( 156,827 ) , France ( 142,204 ) , and Iran ( 135,701 ) .
A pneumonia outbreak caused by the COVID-19 virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported in China ’ s city of Wuhan , a large trade and industrial center with a population of 12 million , in late December 2019 .
Since then , cases of the new coronavirus have been reported from nearly all parts of the world .
On March 11 , 2020 , the World Health Organization ( WHO ) declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic .

MOSCOW, May 26. /TASS/. More than 100,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were registered worldwide on May 25, with the overall number of such cases exceeding 5.3 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its daily bulletin on Monday.
As of 11:00 Moscow time on May 25, as many as 5,304,772 novel coronavirus cases and 342,029 coronavirus-associated deaths were registered across the globe. The number of confirmed cases grew by 100,264 in the past 24 hours and the number of fatalities increased by 4,342.
The WHO statistics is based on officially confirmed data from the countries.
South and North America accounts for the majority of confirmed coronavirus cases - 2,395,295. In the past 24 hours, the number of cases grew by 57,171 and the number of deaths - by 3,356 and reached 141,472.
The number confirmed COVID-2019 cases in Europe amounts to 2,025,176 and the number of fatalities is 174,429. In the past 24 hours, the number of cases grew by 18,192 and the number of deaths - by 543.
The East Mediterranean region has 427,832 cases and 11,164 fatalities as of May 25. In the past 24 hours, the number of cases grew by 12,026 and the number of deaths - by 176.
The biggest number of coronavirus cases was reported from the United States (1,592,599), Russia (353,427), Brazil (347,398), the United Kingdom (259,563), Spain (235,772), Italy (229,858), Germany (178,570), Turkey (156,827), France (142,204), and Iran (135,701).
A pneumonia outbreak caused by the COVID-19 virus (previously known as 2019-nCoV) was reported in China’s city of Wuhan, a large trade and industrial center with a population of 12 million, in late December 2019. Since then, cases of the new coronavirus have been reported from nearly all parts of the world. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic.


tass--2020-05-26--Disputes between US and China impact UNSC’s work, says Russian diplomat

MOSCOW , May 26 .
/TASS/ .
Disputes between the United States and China hamper the work of the United Nations Security Council , which has been failing to pass a resolution on anti-coronavirus measures , Russia ’ s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya said on Monday .
The United States ’ anti-Chinese pandemic-related rhetoric `` probably , exceeds what has been said against us ( Russia ) in the recent two years , '' he said in an interview with the Vecher ( Evening ) with Vladimir Solovyov program on the Rossiya-1 television channel .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disputes in the Security Council is a resolution on the coronavirus infection we have been failing to agree for two months .
To be more precise , we agreed it successfully and were ready to adopt it three weeks ago .
We planned to adopt it but at the very last moment the American broke the so-called silence procedure and said they did not want to see not even any mention , but a hint to the World Health Organization , although it could hardly be found in the resolution . ''
Despite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resolution , efforts to bridge the gaps have been failing .
This situation , in his words , is a `` vivid example of what is going on between the two nations .
`` .

MOSCOW, May 26. /TASS/. Disputes between the United States and China hamper the work of the United Nations Security Council, which has been failing to pass a resolution on anti-coronavirus measures, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya said on Monday.
The United States’ anti-Chinese pandemic-related rhetoric "probably, exceeds what has been said against us (Russia) in the recent two years," he said in an interview with the Vecher (Evening) with Vladimir Solovyov program on the Rossiya-1 television channel. "The ultimate expression and hostage to these disputes in the Security Council is a resolution on the coronavirus infection we have been failing to agree for two months. To be more precise, we agreed it successfully and were ready to adopt it three weeks ago. We planned to adopt it but at the very last moment the American broke the so-called silence procedure and said they did not want to see not even any mention, but a hint to the World Health Organization, although it could hardly be found in the resolution."
Despite all the arguments in favor of the resolution, efforts to bridge the gaps have been failing. This situation, in his words, is a "vivid example of what is going on between the two nations.".


tass--2020-05-26--Oil demand recovered by 20% in May against April - Russian Energy Minister

MOSCOW , May 26 .
/TASS/ .
Oil demand remains at a low level but the demand in May increased @ @ @ @ @ , Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Monday , cited by the Ministry .
@ @ @ @ @ , the industry continues working .
We also see that motor gasoline prices remain flat @ @ @ @ @ increased by just 1.5 % from the year-start , '' the Minister noted .
The @ @ @ @ @ mln barrels per day so far but the Energy Ministry expects market rebalancing owing to @ @ @ @ @ July , Novak added .
The demand for oilfield services plummeted 50 % and the @ @ @ @ @ for the sector .
`` We have prepared a range of proposals related to support @ @ @ @ @ companies , with the demand for their services down by 50 % approximately .
[ @ @ @ @ @ brought to at least 80 % of the level , as it was last year @ @ @ @ @ .

MOSCOW, May 26. /TASS/. Oil demand remains at a low level but the demand in May increased by 20% against April, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Monday, cited by the Ministry.
"Despite the grave situation, the industry continues working. We also see that motor gasoline prices remain flat year-to-date and diesel fuel prices increased by just 1.5% from the year-start," the Minister noted.
The oil surplus is about 7-12 mln barrels per day so far but the Energy Ministry expects market rebalancing owing to demand growth in June - July, Novak added.
Oilfield services
The demand for oilfield services plummeted 50% and the government has prepared support measures for the sector.
"We have prepared a range of proposals related to support of [oilfield service] companies, with the demand for their services down by 50% approximately. [The demand] should be brought to at least 80% of the level, as it was last year," the source noted.


tass--2020-05-26--Anti-Russian rhetoric in Ukraine toughens after change of power, says Russian diplomat

MOSCOW , May 26 .
/TASS/ .
Anti-Russian rhetoric in Ukraine has only grown louder after the change of power @ @ @ @ @ ago , when Vladimir Zelensky was elected president , Russia ’ s Permanent Representative to @ @ @ @ @ said on Monday .
`` Rhetoric has visibly toughened , '' he said in an @ @ @ @ @ Evening ) with Vladimir Solovyov program on the Rossiya-1 television channel .
`` So , @ @ @ @ @ say that anything has changed in Ukraine ’ s foreign policy after the change of @ @ @ @ @ `` Moreover , we wrote in one of our press statement not long ago in @ @ @ @ @ chest-thumping allegations that it had once again barred Russia from doing something that he had @ @ @ @ @ priority of Ukraine ’ s foreign policy was opposing Russia in all possible formats , @ @ @ @ @ .
May 20 marked a year since Vladimir Zelensky ’ s inauguration .
In 2019 @ @ @ @ @ victory in the runoff presidential election , with 73 % of votes .

MOSCOW, May 26. /TASS/. Anti-Russian rhetoric in Ukraine has only grown louder after the change of power in that country a year ago, when Vladimir Zelensky was elected president, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya said on Monday.
"Rhetoric has visibly toughened," he said in an interview with the Vecher (Evening) with Vladimir Solovyov program on the Rossiya-1 television channel. "So, it would be have to say that anything has changed in Ukraine’s foreign policy after the change of power in Kiev."
"Moreover, we wrote in one of our press statement not long ago in response to Ukraine’s chest-thumping allegations that it had once again barred Russia from doing something that he had a feeling that the only priority of Ukraine’s foreign policy was opposing Russia in all possible formats," the Russian diplomat noted.
May 20 marked a full year since Vladimir Zelensky’s inauguration. In 2019, he clinched a landslide victory in the runoff presidential election, with 73% of votes.


tass--2020-05-25--Over 1,500 coronavirus cases confirmed among Russian servicemen

MOSCOW , May 25 .
/TASS/ .
Nearly 2,600 novel coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the Russian armed forces and the defense ministry ’ s educational facilities , including more than 1,500 among servicemen , the Russian Defense Ministry said in its daily bulletin on Monday .
`` As of May 25 , a total of 1,522 servicemen tested positive for the novel coronavirus , '' the ministry said , adding that three servicemen are in serious condition , eleven servicemen are in condition of moderate gravity , and the rest show no symptoms .
As many as 1,340 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the number of coronavirus-infected servicemen , cadets and students of the Defense Ministry ’ s higher education facilities stands at 668 .
A total of 373 civilian personnel have tested positive for the novel coronavirus .
The ministry ’ s pre-university educational facilities reported no coronavirus cases .
According to the ministry , 1,624 university students and lecturers , 308 pre-university students and 219 civilian personnel have recovered since March .
To date , a total of 353,427 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia , with 118,798 patients having recovered from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ data indicates 3,633 fatalities nationwide .
Earlier , the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation .

MOSCOW, May 25. /TASS/. Nearly 2,600 novel coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the Russian armed forces and the defense ministry’s educational facilities, including more than 1,500 among servicemen, the Russian Defense Ministry said in its daily bulletin on Monday.
"As of May 25, a total of 1,522 servicemen tested positive for the novel coronavirus," the ministry said, adding that three servicemen are in serious condition, eleven servicemen are in condition of moderate gravity, and the rest show no symptoms. As many as 1,340 servicemen have recovered by today.
Besides, the number of coronavirus-infected servicemen, cadets and students of the Defense Ministry’s higher education facilities stands at 668. A total of 373 civilian personnel have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
The ministry’s pre-university educational facilities reported no coronavirus cases. According to the ministry, 1,624 university students and lecturers, 308 pre-university students and 219 civilian personnel have recovered since March.
To date, a total of 353,427 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 118,798 patients having recovered from the disease. Russia’s latest data indicates 3,633 fatalities nationwide. Earlier, the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation.


tass--2020-05-25--UK reports 121 new coronavirus deaths

UK reports 121 new coronavirus deaths

LONDON , May 25 .
/TASS/ .
The number of confirmed coronavirus infections has approached 261,000 , while coronavirus-caused fatalities are now nearing 37,000 , the national health department said in a statement Monday , noting that 121 new coronavirus deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours .
`` 261,184 people have tested positive .
As of 5pm on 24 May , of those tested positive for coronavirus in the UK , 36,914 have died , '' the statement reads .
British government representatives and experts note that the spread of the virus is slowing down , amid fewer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Now , the UK has less than 10,000 hospitalized patients .
Starting with May 13 , citizens are allowed to exercise and do sports outside more than once as well as sunbathe and drive to remote places for leisure .
Construction workers and employees of many industries who can not work from home were cleared to go back to work .
Johnson conceded that many other shops could welcome customers back in June as well as partially schools , while certain hotels and other public spaces could be cleared to reopen in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chinese officials notified the World Health Organization ( WHO ) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan , in central China .
Since then , cases of the novel coronavirus — named COVID-19 by the WHO — have been reported in every corner of the globe .
On March 11 , 2020 , the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic .
According to the latest statistics , over 5,513,300 people have been infected worldwide and more than 346,800 deaths have been reported .
In addition , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recovered from the illness across the globe .

LONDON, May 25. /TASS/. The number of confirmed coronavirus infections has approached 261,000, while coronavirus-caused fatalities are now nearing 37,000, the national health department said in a statement Monday, noting that 121 new coronavirus deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours.
"261,184 people have tested positive. As of 5pm on 24 May, of those tested positive for coronavirus in the UK, 36,914 have died," the statement reads.
Yesterday, 118 new deaths were confirmed.
British government representatives and experts note that the spread of the virus is slowing down, amid fewer deaths and hospital cases across the country. Now, the UK has less than 10,000 hospitalized patients.
Starting with May 13, citizens are allowed to exercise and do sports outside more than once as well as sunbathe and drive to remote places for leisure. Construction workers and employees of many industries who cannot work from home were cleared to go back to work. Johnson conceded that many other shops could welcome customers back in June as well as partially schools, while certain hotels and other public spaces could be cleared to reopen in July.
In late December 2019, Chinese officials notified the World Health Organization (WHO) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan, in central China. Since then, cases of the novel coronavirus — named COVID-19 by the WHO — have been reported in every corner of the globe.
On March 11, 2020, the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. According to the latest statistics, over 5,513,300 people have been infected worldwide and more than 346,800 deaths have been reported. In addition, so far, over 2,309,000 individuals have recovered from the illness across the globe.


tass--2020-05-25--Gas supplies via Yamal-Europe pipeline down to almost zero

The Yamal-Europe pipeline is used for Russian gas deliveries to Germany via Belarus and Poland .
MOSCOW , May 25 .
/TASS/ .
Gas supplies via the Yamal-Europe pipeline have decreased to almost zero on Monday , according to the data provided by operators of European gas pipelines .
According to Gascade , gas supplies at the Mallnow point on the Polish-German border over the weekend began to decline gradually and by Monday morning reached the level of 461.468 kW/h , which is 105 times less than the declared volume .
At the same time , since the beginning of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ between 17 and 32 mln kW/h .
The long-term Russian-Polish agreement on gas transit from Russia to the West through the Polish section of the Yamal-Europe gas pipeline expired on May 17 .
Deliveries are now carried out on the basis of daily auctions of the Polish pipeline ’ s capacity conducted by the operator of the Polish gas transmission network , Gaz System .
According to information posted on the auction platform of the company , on Friday at an auction with delivery during the day , 28.5 mln kW/h were purchased @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
On Saturday , the purchased volume was already half as much — 12.5 mln of the proposed 38 mln kW/h .
On May 23 , at a daily auction , only 4 mln kW/h were sold for pumping gas on Sunday .
On May 24 , no capacity was reserved at all .
Only at the auction on Monday night 4 mln kW/h were reserved for the next so-called gas day , which starts at exactly 6am and ends in 24 hours — at 6am of the next day .
The Yamal-Europe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 33 bln cubic meters of gas per year and stretches over territories of Russia , Belarus , Poland and Germany .

MOSCOW, May 25. /TASS/. Gas supplies via the Yamal-Europe pipeline have decreased to almost zero on Monday, according to the data provided by operators of European gas pipelines.
According to Gascade, gas supplies at the Mallnow point on the Polish-German border over the weekend began to decline gradually and by Monday morning reached the level of 461.468 kW/h, which is 105 times less than the declared volume. At the same time, since the beginning of the month, the supply volume varied between 17 and 32 mln kW/h.
The long-term Russian-Polish agreement on gas transit from Russia to the West through the Polish section of the Yamal-Europe gas pipeline expired on May 17.
Deliveries are now carried out on the basis of daily auctions of the Polish pipeline’s capacity conducted by the operator of the Polish gas transmission network, Gaz System. According to information posted on the auction platform of the company, on Friday at an auction with delivery during the day, 28.5 mln kW/h were purchased from more than 38 million kW/h available. On Saturday, the purchased volume was already half as much — 12.5 mln of the proposed 38 mln kW/h.
On May 23, at a daily auction, only 4 mln kW/h were sold for pumping gas on Sunday. On May 24, no capacity was reserved at all. Only at the auction on Monday night 4 mln kW/h were reserved for the next so-called gas day, which starts at exactly 6am and ends in 24 hours — at 6am of the next day.
The Yamal-Europe gas pipeline has the capacity of about 33 bln cubic meters of gas per year and stretches over territories of Russia, Belarus, Poland and Germany.


tass--2020-05-25--Structure of Russian-German trade, economic relationship to change

MOSCOW , May 25 .
/TASS/ .
The focus of the trade and economic relationship between Russia and Germany established before the coronavirus pandemic will shift towards IT-technologies , adviser for President of Russia 's Chamber of Commerce and Industry Georgy Petrov said on Monday .
`` The structure of bilateral trade and economic relations between our countries ( Russia and Germany ) will substantially change as a result of today ’ s crisis , '' he said .
`` Energy will continue playing a leading role , of course , though the focus will largely shift to such sectors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Medicine is not the subject of integration agreements within the EU today , '' he noted .
`` National competences persist here , which means that there are no restrictions from the side of Brussels , which is why our cooperation in such sectors as genetic engineering , biotechnologies and medical equipment production will receive a boost , '' Petrov explained .
He expects localization to replace economic globalization in the majority of countries due to the crisis .
`` Nevertheless , bilateral trade and economic ties , which have always @ @ @ @ @ @ @ between Russia and Germany , will overcome this challenging period , '' the expert emphasized .

MOSCOW, May 25. /TASS/. The focus of the trade and economic relationship between Russia and Germany established before the coronavirus pandemic will shift towards IT-technologies, adviser for President of Russia's Chamber of Commerce and Industry Georgy Petrov said on Monday.
"The structure of bilateral trade and economic relations between our countries (Russia and Germany) will substantially change as a result of today’s crisis," he said. "Energy will continue playing a leading role, of course, though the focus will largely shift to such sectors as IT-technologies," the expert added.
"Medicine is not the subject of integration agreements within the EU today," he noted. "National competences persist here, which means that there are no restrictions from the side of Brussels, which is why our cooperation in such sectors as genetic engineering, biotechnologies and medical equipment production will receive a boost," Petrov explained.
He expects localization to replace economic globalization in the majority of countries due to the crisis. "Nevertheless, bilateral trade and economic ties, which have always served as a firm foundation for cooperation between Russia and Germany, will overcome this challenging period," the expert emphasized.


tass--2020-05-25--WHO suspends hydroxychloroquine, chloraquine trials as COVID-19 treatment

According to a recent study , higher mortality rates are observed in patients taking these drugs either on their own or in combination with macrolide ( antibiotic ) THE HAGUE , May 25 .
/TASS/ .
The World Health Organization ( WHO ) has temporarily suspended medical trials of hydroxychloroquine and chloraquine used as COVID-19 treatment drug , WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a briefing on Monday .
According to him , a study was published recently regarding the two medications and their effect on patients hospitalized with COVID-19 .
The study authors claim that higher mortality rates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ either on their own or in combination with macrolide ( antibiotic ) .
Taking these data into account , the Executive Group of the Solidarity Trial has decided to study all currently available data .
Simultaneously , `` the Executive Group has implemented a temporary pause of the hydroxychloroquine arm within the Solidarity Trial while the data is reviewed by the Data Safety Monitoring Board , '' the WHO chief stressed .
`` This concern relates to the use of hydroxychloroquine and chloraquine in COVID-19 , '' he noted .
`` The other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also emphasized that these drugs `` are accepted as generally safe for use in patients with autoimmune diseases or malaria . ''
In turn , Executive Director of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme Mike Ryan underlined that these developments do not undermine the research , adding that the incoming information must be analyzed .
In late December 2019 , Chinese officials notified the World Health Organization ( WHO ) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan , in central China .
Since then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ named COVID-19 by the WHO — have been reported in every corner of the globe .
On March 11 , 2020 , the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic .
According to the latest statistics , over 5,513,300 people have been infected worldwide and more than 346,800 deaths have been reported .
In addition , so far , over 2,309,000 individuals have recovered from the illness across the globe .

According to a recent study, higher mortality rates are observed in patients taking these drugs either on their own or in combination with macrolide (antibiotic)
THE HAGUE, May 25. /TASS/. The World Health Organization (WHO) has temporarily suspended medical trials of hydroxychloroquine and chloraquine used as COVID-19 treatment drug, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a briefing on Monday. According to him, a study was published recently regarding the two medications and their effect on patients hospitalized with COVID-19. The study authors claim that higher mortality rates are observed in patients taking these drugs either on their own or in combination with macrolide (antibiotic). Taking these data into account, the Executive Group of the Solidarity Trial has decided to study all currently available data. Simultaneously, "the Executive Group has implemented a temporary pause of the hydroxychloroquine arm within the Solidarity Trial while the data is reviewed by the Data Safety Monitoring Board," the WHO chief stressed.
"The Executive Group of the Solidarity Trial, representing 10 of the participating countries, met on Saturday and has agreed to review a comprehensive analysis and critical appraisal of all evidence available globally"-@DrTedros #COVID19 — World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) May 25, 2020
"This concern relates to the use of hydroxychloroquine and chloraquine in COVID-19," he noted. "The other arms of the trial are continuing." Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also emphasized that these drugs "are accepted as generally safe for use in patients with autoimmune diseases or malaria." In turn, Executive Director of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme Mike Ryan underlined that these developments do not undermine the research, adding that the incoming information must be analyzed.


tass--2020-05-25--Putin demands to minimize real sector investment cuts of Russian Railways

MOSCOW , May 25 .
/TASS/ .
The reduction of real sector investments of Russian Railways should be minimized , @ @ @ @ @ Monday at the meeting with the company ’ s chief executive Oleg Belozerov .
`` @ @ @ @ @ reduce investments — TASS ] in design , I agree .
Concerning the real sector @ @ @ @ @ minimize cuts , '' the head of state said .
`` I request your colleagues @ @ @ @ @ capabilities in terms of amounts of investments once again , '' Putin said .
Railways @ @ @ @ @ transport for Russia , considering its territory , the head of state noted .
`` @ @ @ @ @ way in terms of the freight traffic and its significance for the economy on the @ @ @ @ @ .

MOSCOW, May 25. /TASS/. The reduction of real sector investments of Russian Railways should be minimized, President Vladimir Putin said on Monday at the meeting with the company’s chief executive Oleg Belozerov.
"It is possible [to reduce investments — TASS] in design, I agree. Concerning the real sector, it is desirable to minimize cuts," the head of state said.
"I request your colleagues and you to thoroughly analyze capabilities in terms of amounts of investments once again," Putin said.
Railways are the key direction of transport for Russia, considering its territory, the head of state noted. "This has historically evolved this way in terms of the freight traffic and its significance for the economy on the whole," he added.


tass--2020-05-25--Russian sailors captured off Benin’s coast released

TASS , May 25 .
Eight sailors , including Russians citizens , who were captured off the Beninese coast have been released in neighboring Nigeria , head of the operation to save sailors , admiral Oladele Daji said Monday .
`` We are hoping to ask them questions , but it is too early now , at least one of them is too weak , '' Agence France-Presse quoted him as saying .
On April 19 , pirates captured crewmembers of Tommi Ritscher container ship in the Gulf of Guinea off Benin ’ s coast .
Beninese Navy vessels came @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chased away speed boats with the pirates ’ accomplices , cutting them off the coast .
A few hours later , the Nigerian Navy along with special police forces managed to free 11 crewmembers of the container ship .
However , some captives — a group of eight people , including three Russians — remained in the pirates ’ hands .
Earlier , Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba announced that a Ukrainian citizen had been released from captivity , not saying anything about the other captives .
Following negotiations with the Beninese authorities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the captives and exited Benin ’ s territorial waters .
Recently , the Nigerian Navy launched an operation to save the sailors , whose details are not revealed yet .

TASS, May 25. Eight sailors, including Russians citizens, who were captured off the Beninese coast have been released in neighboring Nigeria, head of the operation to save sailors, admiral Oladele Daji said Monday.
"We are hoping to ask them questions, but it is too early now, at least one of them is too weak," Agence France-Presse quoted him as saying.
On April 19, pirates captured crewmembers of Tommi Ritscher container ship in the Gulf of Guinea off Benin’s coast. Beninese Navy vessels came to the ship’s rescue and chased away speed boats with the pirates’ accomplices, cutting them off the coast. A few hours later, the Nigerian Navy along with special police forces managed to free 11 crewmembers of the container ship. However, some captives — a group of eight people, including three Russians — remained in the pirates’ hands.
Earlier, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba announced that a Ukrainian citizen had been released from captivity, not saying anything about the other captives.
Following negotiations with the Beninese authorities, the pirates left the vessel along with the captives and exited Benin’s territorial waters. Recently, the Nigerian Navy launched an operation to save the sailors, whose details are not revealed yet.


tass--2020-05-25--Over 20 robotic mine clearance vehicles to arrive for Russia’s engineering troops in 2020

`` By late 2020 , the engineering troops are set to receive 22 Uran-6 upgraded multi-purpose robotic mine-clearing vehicles , '' the ministry said in a statement .
MOSCOW , May 25 .
/TASS/ .
Over 20 Uran-6 robotic mine-clearing vehicles will arrive for Russia ’ s engineering troops under the defense procurement plan in 2020 , the Defense Ministry of Russia reported on Monday .
Under the defense procurement plan , the defense contractor has already transferred 12 upgraded robotic vehicles to the storage facility in the Moscow Region , from which they will be delivered to engineering troops @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the statement says .
The Uran-6 upgraded multi-purpose robotic vehicle includes an eight-wheel Kamaz truck ( for transporting the anti-mine robot ) equipped with a special platform with a multi-lift system .
The platform ’ s design cuts the time of preparing the robot for its operation several-fold , which takes about 3-4 minutes .
The Uran-6 robotic vehicle is designated to make breaches in anti-personnel minefields and carry out area mine clearance in the remotely-controlled mode .
The robotic mine-clearing vehicle can carry out mine clearance at a distance of up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ When clearing an area of explosives , the vehicle makes it possible to exclude combat engineers ’ direct contact with munitions .

"By late 2020, the engineering troops are set to receive 22 Uran-6 upgraded multi-purpose robotic mine-clearing vehicles," the ministry said in a statement.
MOSCOW, May 25. /TASS/. Over 20 Uran-6 robotic mine-clearing vehicles will arrive for Russia’s engineering troops under the defense procurement plan in 2020, the Defense Ministry of Russia reported on Monday.
Under the defense procurement plan, the defense contractor has already transferred 12 upgraded robotic vehicles to the storage facility in the Moscow Region, from which they will be delivered to engineering troops of the Western and Southern Military Districts, the statement says.
The Uran-6 upgraded multi-purpose robotic vehicle includes an eight-wheel Kamaz truck (for transporting the anti-mine robot) equipped with a special platform with a multi-lift system. The platform’s design cuts the time of preparing the robot for its operation several-fold, which takes about 3-4 minutes.
The Uran-6 robotic vehicle is designated to make breaches in anti-personnel minefields and carry out area mine clearance in the remotely-controlled mode. The robotic mine-clearing vehicle can carry out mine clearance at a distance of up to 1 km from an operator.
When clearing an area of explosives, the vehicle makes it possible to exclude combat engineers’ direct contact with munitions.


tass--2020-05-25--Sun-catching mirrors. How a mobile solar farm works

Moscow , May 25 .
/TASS/ .
At the Northern Arctic Federal University Kirill Romanov studied how wind-solar hybrid systems work .
The student was absorbed in the topic and decided to make another electric plant - a mobile plant , which uses energy of the Sun .
The post-graduate has been working on a mobile solar farm , which could work in the Arctic .
According to Kirill , the project seems attractive for companies , which lay communication cables , which sent expeditions to the Far North , and for even national parks .
When frost is an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when the university installed a hybrid wind-solar farm to see how renewable energy sources could be used in Arkhangelsk .
`` My friend and I were to study how it works so that further on the farm could be integrated into the building ’ s energy system , '' Kirill said .
`` I got absorbed in the project . ''
The university had studied alternative energy before Kirill began the project , though the focus was on energy of the wind .
As soon as a small solar farm was installed on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ effective it was .
`` Our conclusion was that in Arkhangelsk solar panels are more effective than they are supposed to be .
In the working mode , temperature of silicon photo elements in the panels goes up , thus boosting the efficiency .
Since the average temperature in past winter was about minus 15 degrees , the elements were cooled naturally , and consequently the photo elements demonstrated their potential even in low insolation .
We saw that the panels could work effectively , that they have potential a good potential to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ winter . ''
Thus , it is the colder the better for solar batteries .
However , in freezing air snow may stick to their surfaces , so they should have hydrophobic coating .
This coating is also important for wind power generators .
Use of solar energy usually applies to southern regions , but during the polar summer it may be used even in the Far North , when the Sun stays in the sky between May and September .
On Russia ’ s northernmost archipelago - Franz Josef Land - the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is comparable with that in Moscow in mid-summer .
The Russian Arctic National Park began using solar farms back in 2013 .
The first experience was very modest - on Cape Zhelaniye ( Novaya Zemlya ) they managed to use energy from solar panels to boil a kettle .
Anyway , the experiment was successful , and now the solar farm produces electricity in summer on the Zhelaniye Cape , in Tikhaya Bay , on the Hooker Island and on the Alexandra Land .
Thus , the park saves about 1,000 liters of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and , what is very important , keeps the environment clean .
`` We shall continue to use the solar energy in the park , '' its Director Alexander Kirilov said .
`` We have bought panels for the Heiss Island .
And the Zhelaniye Cape remains our test area for alternative energy sources .
Now we watch how wind generations work . ''
At the same time , he said , modern mobile solar farms are complicated to use , and , if the energy output is high , they are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ professionals to manage all the controllers and inventors .
If a farm is not big , its energy may be sufficient only to charge a cell .
Kirill has been working under a grant for young scientists , aged between 18 and 30 .
In the end , he should produce a farm , ready to be manufactured .
The winner will receive 500,000 rubles ( $ 7,000 ) to finalize the project .
Kirill has been working to improve the prototype .
He suggests two solutions .
The first is to use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ catch most sunlight .
The mirrors should adjust automatically as soon as a panel receives little light .
`` If the air temperature is plus 20 degrees and they remain exposed , the photo elements will fail due to overheating .
But closer to the evening , when the photo element ’ s temperature returns to nominal levels , the mirror concentrators will begin working , '' Kirill said .
The mirror concentrators should learn to fold in strong wind .
Another task is to find material suitable for the mirrors .
Concentrators @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heavy , and now the young scientist is picking from thin flexible materials , which could stand strong winds .
`` I want to have a thin film with ideal reflection and without distortions , '' he said .
The biggest challenge is to have the solar farm move after the Sun - both vertically and horizontally , like Arctic poppies do .
Their yellow buds look like little solar batteries .
This task has many aspects .
For example , the system must not freeze down , and thus it must be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Such aspects are the most complicated tasks in the project , Kirill said .
Another important objective is to make the farm easy-to-transport and easy-to-manage , which current models usually lack , the national park ’ s director said .
The young scientist wants his farm to fit a car trailer or a box , which a helicopter , plane or ship could deliver .
`` It should be a Plug and Play device .
Just press the button and the microcomputer identifies the geolocation , searches for the Sun and adjusts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ solar batteries , '' Kirill said .
This year , spring in Arkhangelsk is rather overcast , and Kirill has made an artificial Sun in the lab to experiment with mirrors and panels .
`` The batteries ’ main absorption spectrum is the visible radiation , closer to infrared , '' he said .
`` The solar panel practically does not react to daylight lamps , it reacts much more to just a match than to an led lamp .
I ’ ve been studying microcrystalline and polycrystalline solar panels .
A well-known @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work better than mono-crystal panels .
I want to see how they differ in freezing temperatures . ''
The young scientist has made an interesting discovery .
Panels with some transparent lining between photo elements .
Rays pass through it and , reflecting from the snow , fall on the back surface , which also has solar cells .
For the Arctic , where there is a lot of snow , this option of bifacial solar cells may be highly effective .
Mirrors , by the way , could play the role of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ consumers .
Those are scientific expeditions to hard-to-reach areas , like to the Arctic Circle , or to mountains ; or towns for shift workers in the Arctic .
They could use a hybrid : a solar battery and a diesel generator .
Other consumers could be travelers and fishers .
`` Besides , I thought about the cultural heritage objects , '' Kirill said .
`` At national parks or museums , with old buildings , where it is important to keep the ecology safe .
Quite often , using diesel generators @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anyway they need to have light at souvenir shops or in old houses , which tourists come to see . ''
The scientist hopes the work on mirror concentrators will finish by late May , and before the New Year he will present the prototype of a mobile solar station .

Moscow, May 25. /TASS/. At the Northern Arctic Federal University Kirill Romanov studied how wind-solar hybrid systems work. The student was absorbed in the topic and decided to make another electric plant - a mobile plant, which uses energy of the Sun.
The post-graduate has been working on a mobile solar farm, which could work in the Arctic. According to Kirill, the project seems attractive for companies, which lay communication cables, which sent expeditions to the Far North, and for even national parks.
When frost is an advantage
Kirill studied industrial power supplies, when the university installed a hybrid wind-solar farm to see how renewable energy sources could be used in Arkhangelsk.
"My friend and I were to study how it works so that further on the farm could be integrated into the building’s energy system," Kirill said. "I got absorbed in the project."
The university had studied alternative energy before Kirill began the project, though the focus was on energy of the wind. As soon as a small solar farm was installed on the building, everyone could see how effective it was.
"Our conclusion was that in Arkhangelsk solar panels are more effective than they are supposed to be. In the working mode, temperature of silicon photo elements in the panels goes up, thus boosting the efficiency. Since the average temperature in past winter was about minus 15 degrees, the elements were cooled naturally, and consequently the photo elements demonstrated their potential even in low insolation. We saw that the panels could work effectively, that they have potential a good potential to work in the Arkhangelsk Region even in winter."
Thus, it is the colder the better for solar batteries. However, in freezing air snow may stick to their surfaces, so they should have hydrophobic coating. This coating is also important for wind power generators.
Use of solar energy usually applies to southern regions, but during the polar summer it may be used even in the Far North, when the Sun stays in the sky between May and September. On Russia’s northernmost archipelago - Franz Josef Land - the amount of solar energy within one day is comparable with that in Moscow in mid-summer.
The Russian Arctic National Park began using solar farms back in 2013. The first experience was very modest - on Cape Zhelaniye (Novaya Zemlya) they managed to use energy from solar panels to boil a kettle.
Anyway, the experiment was successful, and now the solar farm produces electricity in summer on the Zhelaniye Cape, in Tikhaya Bay, on the Hooker Island and on the Alexandra Land. Thus, the park saves about 1,000 liters of diesel per every location within one season, and, what is very important, keeps the environment clean.
"We shall continue to use the solar energy in the park," its Director Alexander Kirilov said. "We have bought panels for the Heiss Island. And the Zhelaniye Cape remains our test area for alternative energy sources. Now we watch how wind generations work."
At the same time, he said, modern mobile solar farms are complicated to use, and, if the energy output is high, they are huge in size. They require high professionals to manage all the controllers and inventors. If a farm is not big, its energy may be sufficient only to charge a cell.
Catching the Sun
Kirill has been working under a grant for young scientists, aged between 18 and 30. In the end, he should produce a farm, ready to be manufactured. The winner will receive 500,000 rubles ($7,000) to finalize the project. Kirill has been working to improve the prototype.
He suggests two solutions. The first is to use mirrors, or rather mirror concentrators to catch most sunlight. The mirrors should adjust automatically as soon as a panel receives little light.
"If the air temperature is plus 20 degrees and they remain exposed, the photo elements will fail due to overheating. But closer to the evening, when the photo element’s temperature returns to nominal levels, the mirror concentrators will begin working," Kirill said.
The mirror concentrators should learn to fold in strong wind. Another task is to find material suitable for the mirrors. Concentrators in the first prototype were unreliable and heavy, and now the young scientist is picking from thin flexible materials, which could stand strong winds.
"I want to have a thin film with ideal reflection and without distortions," he said.
Following the light source
The biggest challenge is to have the solar farm move after the Sun - both vertically and horizontally, like Arctic poppies do. Their yellow buds look like little solar batteries.
This task has many aspects. For example, the system must not freeze down, and thus it must be clear what deicing liquids could be used. Such aspects are the most complicated tasks in the project, Kirill said.
Another important objective is to make the farm easy-to-transport and easy-to-manage, which current models usually lack, the national park’s director said.
The young scientist wants his farm to fit a car trailer or a box, which a helicopter, plane or ship could deliver.
"It should be a Plug and Play device. Just press the button and the microcomputer identifies the geolocation, searches for the Sun and adjusts the tracker for effective work of the solar batteries," Kirill said.
Artificial Sun
This year, spring in Arkhangelsk is rather overcast, and Kirill has made an artificial Sun in the lab to experiment with mirrors and panels.
"The batteries’ main absorption spectrum is the visible radiation, closer to infrared," he said. "The solar panel practically does not react to daylight lamps, it reacts much more to just a match than to an led lamp. I’ve been studying microcrystalline and polycrystalline solar panels. A well-known myth claims polycrystalline panels on overcast days work better than mono-crystal panels. I want to see how they differ in freezing temperatures."
The young scientist has made an interesting discovery. Panels with some transparent lining between photo elements. Rays pass through it and, reflecting from the snow, fall on the back surface, which also has solar cells. For the Arctic, where there is a lot of snow, this option of bifacial solar cells may be highly effective. Mirrors, by the way, could play the role of the snow.
Kirill names the target consumers. Those are scientific expeditions to hard-to-reach areas, like to the Arctic Circle, or to mountains; or towns for shift workers in the Arctic. They could use a hybrid: a solar battery and a diesel generator. Other consumers could be travelers and fishers.
"Besides, I thought about the cultural heritage objects," Kirill said. "At national parks or museums, with old buildings, where it is important to keep the ecology safe. Quite often, using diesel generators is out of question there, but anyway they need to have light at souvenir shops or in old houses, which tourists come to see."
The scientist hopes the work on mirror concentrators will finish by late May, and before the New Year he will present the prototype of a mobile solar station.


tass--2020-05-25--Russian woman travels to Syria to join IS, investigation launched

MAYKOP , May 25 .
/TASS/ .
Officers of the Russian Federal Security Service ( FSB ) regional branch in @ @ @ @ @ criminal proceedings against a woman residing in the region who has colluded with the Islamic @ @ @ @ @ organization , the press service for the branch told reporters Monday .
`` It was @ @ @ @ @ travelled to Turkey aboard a Sochi-Istanbul flight and then left for Syria where she is @ @ @ @ @ activities .
The investigative department of the Russian FSB regional branch launched a criminal case @ @ @ @ @ noted .
It also clarified that taking part in terrorist activity carries a punishment of @ @ @ @ @ behind bars without any alternative .

MAYKOP, May 25. /TASS/. Officers of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) regional branch in the Adygea Region have opened criminal proceedings against a woman residing in the region who has colluded with the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organization, the press service for the branch told reporters Monday.
"It was identified that the woman had travelled to Turkey aboard a Sochi-Istanbul flight and then left for Syria where she is complicit in the Islamic State activities. The investigative department of the Russian FSB regional branch launched a criminal case," the press service noted. It also clarified that taking part in terrorist activity carries a punishment of between 10 and 20 years behind bars without any alternative.


tass--2020-05-25--Russian space firm to team up with Japanese company in satellite production and export

MOSCOW , May 25 .
/TASS/ .
The Russian private space firm Sputnix has signed a memorandum with the Japanese @ @ @ @ @ on cooperation in producing and exporting microsatellite components and providing microsatellite-based services , Sputnix announced @ @ @ @ @ the framework of cooperation , Sputnix will deal with developing and producing hi-tech components and @ @ @ @ @ platforms , small craft and will also provide for improving and developing the employed technologies @ @ @ @ @ in a statement .
Under the deal , the Japanese company can acquire Sputnix products @ @ @ @ @ represent its interests on the territory of Asia and the Middle East , the statement @ @ @ @ @ also provide for cooperation in the field of the services for orbiting CubeSat nanosatellites from @ @ @ @ @ Space Station , according to the statement .
Overall , the partners plan to cooperate @ @ @ @ @ the production of hi-tech components and technologies for microsatellites , satellite platforms , microsatellites themselves @ @ @ @ @ company said .

MOSCOW, May 25. /TASS/. The Russian private space firm Sputnix has signed a memorandum with the Japanese company Mitsui & Co. Moscow on cooperation in producing and exporting microsatellite components and providing microsatellite-based services, Sputnix announced on Monday.
"Within the framework of cooperation, Sputnix will deal with developing and producing hi-tech components and technologies for microsatellites, satellite platforms, small craft and will also provide for improving and developing the employed technologies," the company said in a statement.
Under the deal, the Japanese company can acquire Sputnix products and services and will also represent its interests on the territory of Asia and the Middle East, the statement says.
"Mitsui will also provide for cooperation in the field of the services for orbiting CubeSat nanosatellites from the board of the International Space Station, according to the statement.
Overall, the partners plan to cooperate in the sphere of organizing the production of hi-tech components and technologies for microsatellites, satellite platforms, microsatellites themselves and microsatellite-based services, the company said.


tass--2020-05-25--Dutch prosecution can add MH17 Boeing crash suspect’s interviews to court case

THE HAGUE , May 25 .
/TASS/ .
The Dutch Public Prosecution Service might attach the media statements put forward by one of the suspects , former leader of the Donetsk People ’ s Republic ( DPR ) militia Igor Girkin ( Strelkov ) to the court case , spokeswoman for the Dutch prosecution service Brechtje van de Moosdijk told TASS Monday .
`` Interviews can be added to the court file , which as you know is very large and contains all kinds of documents .
It remains to be seen if certain interviews of Girkin will be used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can not say this right now , '' she said .
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 , a Boeing-777 passenger plane travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur , was shot down on July 17 , 2014 , over Ukraine ’ s eastern region of Donetsk .
The crash killed all the 283 passengers , citizens of 10 countries , and 15 crewmembers .
In spite of the active armed conflict on the ground , Kiev did not close its airspace over the Donbass region to international passenger flights .
The Joint Investigation Team ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made up of representatives from the Netherlands , Australia , Belgium , Malaysia and Ukraine .
On May 24 , 2018 the experts published a provisional report , claiming that the missile system that was used to down Flight MH17 could have been transferred from Russia and be a part of the Russian 53rd Anti-Aircraft Missile brigade near Kursk .
Moscow rejects the JIT accusations .
Particularly , the Russian Defense Ministry said that no Russian army missile system had ever crossed the Ukrainian border .
Moreover , the defense ministry ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ missile that was launched to down the Boeing and established that it was transferred over to the Ukrainian troops back in 1986 and had never returned to Russia since .
In June 2019 , the JIT said it had identified four persons suspected of being involved in the MH17 crash .
They are three Russian nationals Igor Girkin , also known under the nickname of Strelkov , Sergei Dubinsky , Oleg Pulatov and a Ukrainian national , Leonid Kharchenko .
They are accused of allegedly transporting the missile system that downed the plane @ @ @ @ @ @ @ began in the Netherlands on March 9 .
Russian officials have repeatedly expressed doubts and distrust of the results of the JIT 's work , pointed to the groundless nature of arguments the accusations are based on and unwillingness to use Russian conclusions in the course of the investigation .

THE HAGUE, May 25. /TASS/. The Dutch Public Prosecution Service might attach the media statements put forward by one of the suspects, former leader of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) militia Igor Girkin (Strelkov) to the court case, spokeswoman for the Dutch prosecution service Brechtje van de Moosdijk told TASS Monday.
"Interviews can be added to the court file, which as you know is very large and contains all kinds of documents. It remains to be seen if certain interviews of Girkin will be used as [supporting] evidence, I cannot say this right now," she said.
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, a Boeing-777 passenger plane travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was shot down on July 17, 2014, over Ukraine’s eastern region of Donetsk. The crash killed all the 283 passengers, citizens of 10 countries, and 15 crewmembers. In spite of the active armed conflict on the ground, Kiev did not close its airspace over the Donbass region to international passenger flights. The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) looking into the crash is made up of representatives from the Netherlands, Australia, Belgium, Malaysia and Ukraine.
On May 24, 2018 the experts published a provisional report, claiming that the missile system that was used to down Flight MH17 could have been transferred from Russia and be a part of the Russian 53rd Anti-Aircraft Missile brigade near Kursk. Moscow rejects the JIT accusations. Particularly, the Russian Defense Ministry said that no Russian army missile system had ever crossed the Ukrainian border. Moreover, the defense ministry’s representatives reported that they had identified the missile that was launched to down the Boeing and established that it was transferred over to the Ukrainian troops back in 1986 and had never returned to Russia since.
In June 2019, the JIT said it had identified four persons suspected of being involved in the MH17 crash. They are three Russian nationals Igor Girkin, also known under the nickname of Strelkov, Sergei Dubinsky, Oleg Pulatov and a Ukrainian national, Leonid Kharchenko. They are accused of allegedly transporting the missile system that downed the plane to Ukraine from Russia. The trial began in the Netherlands on March 9.
Russian officials have repeatedly expressed doubts and distrust of the results of the JIT's work, pointed to the groundless nature of arguments the accusations are based on and unwillingness to use Russian conclusions in the course of the investigation.


tass--2020-05-25--After 28 days on lung ventilator 94-year-old COVID-19 patient to undergo rehabilitation

MOSCOW , May 25 .
/TASS/ .
Doctors at the infection hospital in the Kommunarka neighborhood outside Moscow have transferred @ @ @ @ @ 94-year-old COVID-19 patient , who has spent nearly one month on a lung ventilator , @ @ @ @ @ doctor , Denis Protsenko , said on his Facebook page .
`` After more than @ @ @ @ @ , including 28 days on the lung ventilator , the 94-year-old patient can breathe .
@ @ @ @ @ rehabilitation stage , '' Protsenko said .
According to the latest statistics , over 5,513,300 @ @ @ @ @ and more than 346,800 deaths have been reported .
To date , a total of @ @ @ @ @ confirmed in Russia , with 118,798 patients having recovered from the disease .
Russia ’ @ @ @ @ @ fatalities nationwide .
Earlier , the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus situation .

MOSCOW, May 25. /TASS/. Doctors at the infection hospital in the Kommunarka neighborhood outside Moscow have transferred to the rehabilitation block a 94-year-old COVID-19 patient, who has spent nearly one month on a lung ventilator, the hospital’s chief doctor, Denis Protsenko, said on his Facebook page.
"After more than 40 days in intensive care, including 28 days on the lung ventilator, the 94-year-old patient can breathe. We are beginning the next rehabilitation stage," Protsenko said.
According to the latest statistics, over 5,513,300 people have been infected worldwide and more than 346,800 deaths have been reported.
To date, a total of 353,427 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 118,798 patients having recovered from the disease. Russia’s latest data indicates 3,633 fatalities nationwide. Earlier, the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation.


tass--2020-05-25--Russian military medics start deploying coronavirus field hospital in Dagestan

MOSCOW , May 25 .
/TASS/ .
Military medics of Russia ’ s Western Military District performed an over 1,800 km march from Alabino outside Moscow to Dagestan and started deploying a 100-bed mobile multi-purpose hospital in the settlement of Botlikh , the Defense Ministry of Russia reported on Monday .
`` The unit that has arrived consists of 135 servicemen , including 72 medical specialists and 38 items of special military equipment .
In the settlement of Botlikh , the field hospital ’ s admission and sorting , inpatient and infectious disease and sanitary and epidemiological departments will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ care unit and the laboratory for testing and diagnostics , '' the ministry said in a statement .
The mobile multi-purpose hospital with a capacity of up to 100 patients is being built of pneumo-framed modules and is intended for the inpatient treatment of people infected with the novel coronavirus .
It will be outfitted with lung ventilators , patient intensive surveillance monitors , X-ray equipment , ultrasound scanners , blood testers and the PCR laboratory .
The personnel of the Russian Army ’ s 100th logistics support regiment earlier built and fully @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the area where the field hospital is being built .

MOSCOW, May 25. /TASS/. Military medics of Russia’s Western Military District performed an over 1,800 km march from Alabino outside Moscow to Dagestan and started deploying a 100-bed mobile multi-purpose hospital in the settlement of Botlikh, the Defense Ministry of Russia reported on Monday.
"The unit that has arrived consists of 135 servicemen, including 72 medical specialists and 38 items of special military equipment. In the settlement of Botlikh, the field hospital’s admission and sorting, inpatient and infectious disease and sanitary and epidemiological departments will be deployed along with the anesthesiology and intensive care unit and the laboratory for testing and diagnostics," the ministry said in a statement.
The mobile multi-purpose hospital with a capacity of up to 100 patients is being built of pneumo-framed modules and is intended for the inpatient treatment of people infected with the novel coronavirus. It will be outfitted with lung ventilators, patient intensive surveillance monitors, X-ray equipment, ultrasound scanners, blood testers and the PCR laboratory.
The personnel of the Russian Army’s 100th logistics support regiment earlier built and fully equipped a 350-bed field observation camp in the area where the field hospital is being built.


tass--2020-05-25--Yaroshenko suffers from headache, toothache in US prison, coronavirus test not done

ROSTOV-ON-DON , May 25 .
/TASS/ .
Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko , who is serving his sentence in a US prison , is suffering from a headache and from a returning tooth pain , his wife Viktoria Yaroshenko told TASS on Monday .
`` Not only him but everyone has terrible headaches there .
He also has two more teeth aching .
He asked for medical assistance , but so far they haven ’ t done anything , '' she said .
Speaking about the situation with coronavirus in prison , Viktoria Yaroshenko noted that her husband still had not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ complained that the prison ’ s administration was in no hurry to take samples for coronavirus tests despite the fact that the situation with the spread of the infection in the penitentiary institution was desperate .
On May 18 , Mrs. Yaroshenko told TASS that , because of the situation with the spread of coronavirus , the administration of the prison in Danbury , Connecticut , had begun mass transfer of prisoners with chronic illnesses to house arrest .
However , the Russian was not on the shortlist .
On April 20 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` has all the symptoms associated with the coronavirus , '' and believes that he was infected .
Konstantin Yaroshenko was convicted in the United States on September 7 , 2011 and sentenced to 20 years in prison .
He pled not guilty and described his arrest as a provocation and the whole case as a frame-up .
Yaroshenko was brought to the United States from Liberia , where he was arrested on May 28 , 2010 .
Agents of the US Drug Enforcement Administration allegedly exposed Yaroshenko ’ s criminal intent to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Russian authorities and the pilot ’ s family in Rostov-on-Don have repeatedly asked the United States for Yaroshenko ’ s handover to Russia .

ROSTOV-ON-DON, May 25. /TASS/. Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who is serving his sentence in a US prison, is suffering from a headache and from a returning tooth pain, his wife Viktoria Yaroshenko told TASS on Monday.
"Not only him but everyone has terrible headaches there. He also has two more teeth aching. He asked for medical assistance, but so far they haven’t done anything," she said. Speaking about the situation with coronavirus in prison, Viktoria Yaroshenko noted that her husband still had not been tested for coronavirus.
Earlier she complained that the prison’s administration was in no hurry to take samples for coronavirus tests despite the fact that the situation with the spread of the infection in the penitentiary institution was desperate.
On May 18, Mrs. Yaroshenko told TASS that, because of the situation with the spread of coronavirus, the administration of the prison in Danbury, Connecticut, had begun mass transfer of prisoners with chronic illnesses to house arrest. However, the Russian was not on the shortlist.
On April 20, lawyer Alexei Tarasov told TASS that Yaroshenko "has all the symptoms associated with the coronavirus," and believes that he was infected.
Konstantin Yaroshenko was convicted in the United States on September 7, 2011 and sentenced to 20 years in prison. He pled not guilty and described his arrest as a provocation and the whole case as a frame-up. Yaroshenko was brought to the United States from Liberia, where he was arrested on May 28, 2010. Agents of the US Drug Enforcement Administration allegedly exposed Yaroshenko’s criminal intent to transport a large batch of cocaine. The Russian authorities and the pilot’s family in Rostov-on-Don have repeatedly asked the United States for Yaroshenko’s handover to Russia.


tass--2020-05-25--Nearly 1,000 Russian federal prison authority’s staff, over 200 inmates contract COVID-19

MOSCOW , May 25 .
/TASS/ .
Nearly 1,000 staff of the Federal Penitentiary Service and 238 inmates have contracted @ @ @ @ @ prison authority ’ s press service told TASS on Monday .
`` To date , @ @ @ @ @ of disease caused by COVID-19 among suspects , defendants and convicts stands at 238 , @ @ @ @ @ among staff and workers of the service , '' the press service said .
In @ @ @ @ @ 93 new COVID-19 cases were recorded among the inmates and 363 were confirmed among the @ @ @ @ @ .
Among those recovered are 87 suspects , defendants and convicts and 405 personnel of @ @ @ @ @ More than 52,000 tests for the coronavirus have been carried out at the facilities and @ @ @ @ @ , with over 24,000 of them at its laboratories .
Since May 13 , 17,000 @ @ @ @ @ been conducted among the inmates and staff of the Federal Penitentiary Service .

MOSCOW, May 25. /TASS/. Nearly 1,000 staff of the Federal Penitentiary Service and 238 inmates have contracted the coronavirus, the Russian prison authority’s press service told TASS on Monday.
"To date, the number of confirmed cases of disease caused by COVID-19 among suspects, defendants and convicts stands at 238, and there are 980 cases among staff and workers of the service," the press service said.
In the past two weeks, 93 new COVID-19 cases were recorded among the inmates and 363 were confirmed among the prison authority’s staff. Among those recovered are 87 suspects, defendants and convicts and 405 personnel of the federal prison authority.
More than 52,000 tests for the coronavirus have been carried out at the facilities and bodies of the penitentiary system, with over 24,000 of them at its laboratories. Since May 13, 17,000 tests for the coronavirus have been conducted among the inmates and staff of the Federal Penitentiary Service.


tass--2020-05-25--Coronavirus situation in Russia stabilizing, says sanitary watchdog chief

MOSCOW , May 25 .
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The coronavirus situation in Russia is stabilizing , Anna Popova , chief of @ @ @ @ @ , said on Monday .
`` The epidemic situation in Russia is stabilizing .
This @ @ @ @ @ The daily tally of newly confirmed cases is decreasing , '' she told a briefing @ @ @ @ @ revival of the country ’ s travel sector .
She stressed that the Russian authorities @ @ @ @ @ to protect people ’ s health .
To date , a total of 353,427 coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ Russia , with 118,798 patients having recovered from the disease .
Russia ’ s latest @ @ @ @ @ .
Earlier , the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public @ @ @ @ @ .

MOSCOW, May 25. /TASS/. The coronavirus situation in Russia is stabilizing, Anna Popova, chief of Russia’s sanitary watchdog, said on Monday.
"The epidemic situation in Russia is stabilizing. This is an obvious fact. The daily tally of newly confirmed cases is decreasing," she told a briefing on the prospects for the revival of the country’s travel sector.
She stressed that the Russian authorities are taking all possible measures to protect people’s health.
To date, a total of 353,427 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 118,798 patients having recovered from the disease. Russia’s latest data indicates 3,633 fatalities nationwide. Earlier, the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation.


tass--2020-05-25--Kremlin spokesman Peskov discharged from hospital to gradually start working from home

MOSCOW , May 25 .
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Kremlin spokesman , Dmitry Peskov has told TASS that he was discharged from @ @ @ @ @ receiving treatment after testing positive for coronavirus .
`` [ I ] was discharged from @ @ @ @ @ I will be in quarantine , '' he said .
Peskov added that he is @ @ @ @ @ to work .
`` I will gradually start working from home , '' he clarified @ @ @ @ @ ’ s hospitalization along with his wife and Olympic figure skating champion Tatyana Navka broke @ @ @ @ @ Peskov was one of the most senior Russian officials to test positive for the virus @ @ @ @ @ included Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin , Construction Minister Vladimir Yakushev , Minister of Science @ @ @ @ @ and Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova .
Having recovered , the prime minister resumed his duties @ @ @ @ @ chairing cabinet meetings in the government residency after holding these meetings online .
Lyubimova and @ @ @ @ @ to work .

MOSCOW, May 25. /TASS/. Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov has told TASS that he was discharged from a hospital where he was receiving treatment after testing positive for coronavirus.
"[I] was discharged from hospital. For now, I will be in quarantine," he said.
Peskov added that he is planning to slowly get back to work. "I will gradually start working from home," he clarified.
The news of Peskov’s hospitalization along with his wife and Olympic figure skating champion Tatyana Navka broke out on May 12. Peskov was one of the most senior Russian officials to test positive for the virus, while the list also included Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Construction Minister Vladimir Yakushev, Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov and Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova. Having recovered, the prime minister resumed his duties on May 19 and began chairing cabinet meetings in the government residency after holding these meetings online. Lyubimova and Falkov also recovered and returned to work.


tass--2020-05-25--No plans to introduce exit visas — Russian Foreign Ministry

MOSCOW , May 25 .
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There are no plans to introduce exit visas for citizens traveling abroad , @ @ @ @ @ Zakharova told the Komsomolskaya Pravda radio station on Monday .
`` Despite numerous rumors and @ @ @ @ @ are no plans to introduce restrictions such as exit visas .
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey @ @ @ @ @ on the matter , '' she pointed out .
`` I don ’ t quite @ @ @ @ @ much hype around the issue , but it seems to me the goal is to @ @ @ @ @ seems this is being done on purpose , '' the diplomat said , urging Russians @ @ @ @ @ disinformation practices .
The Russian top diplomat said earlier in an interview with the RBC @ @ @ @ @ in decision-making were not considering options such as introducing exit visas .

MOSCOW, May 25. /TASS/. There are no plans to introduce exit visas for citizens traveling abroad, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told the Komsomolskaya Pravda radio station on Monday.
"Despite numerous rumors and fake news stories, there are no plans to introduce restrictions such as exit visas. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made a special statement on the matter," she pointed out.
"I don’t quite get why there is so much hype around the issue, but it seems to me the goal is to make people panic. It seems this is being done on purpose," the diplomat said, urging Russians not to give in to disinformation practices.
The Russian top diplomat said earlier in an interview with the RBC media outlet that officials involved in decision-making were not considering options such as introducing exit visas.


tass--2020-05-25--Russia to start lifting restrictions on domestic tourism from June 1

MOSCOW , May 25 .
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The Russian government will start gradually lifting restrictions on domestic tourism from June 1 , Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko said on Monday .
`` The safe and controlled launch of domestic tourism in the first half of summer is , of course , a priority for us .
From June 1 , the Russian government will start easing restrictions systemically and accurately , '' the vice-premier said at a government meeting on the prospects of reopening the tourism industry .
`` At the first stage , health resorts with the medical license @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the government is working on the rules of further reopening the tourist industry : hotels , resorts , beaches , cruises and so on , '' the deputy prime minister said .
Before June 1 , the Russian government will publish recommendations that will be prepared by the consumer watchdog Rospotrebnadzor and the Federal Agency for Tourism , the vice-premier said .
`` This will help the industry understand those rules [ within which ] they [ companies ] will carry out their activity amid the new reality and the timeframe when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prime minister said .

MOSCOW, May 25. /TASS/. The Russian government will start gradually lifting restrictions on domestic tourism from June 1, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko said on Monday.
"The safe and controlled launch of domestic tourism in the first half of summer is, of course, a priority for us. From June 1, the Russian government will start easing restrictions systemically and accurately," the vice-premier said at a government meeting on the prospects of reopening the tourism industry.
"At the first stage, health resorts with the medical license will be opened. Along with that, the government is working on the rules of further reopening the tourist industry: hotels, resorts, beaches, cruises and so on," the deputy prime minister said.
Before June 1, the Russian government will publish recommendations that will be prepared by the consumer watchdog Rospotrebnadzor and the Federal Agency for Tourism, the vice-premier said.
"This will help the industry understand those rules [within which] they [companies] will carry out their activity amid the new reality and the timeframe when they can reopen," the deputy prime minister said.
Risks of second wave


tass--2020-05-25--Roscosmos has technical interest in Crew Dragon spacecraft

MOSCOW , May 25 .
/TASS/ .
Russia ’ s space corporation Roscosmos has taken technical interest in the launch of the US crewed spacecraft Crew Dragon to the International Space Station , scheduled for May 27 , the company ’ s CEO Dmitry Rogozin said on Monday .
`` We have great interest towards the technical aspects of this project [ launch of the SpaceX company ’ s Crew Dragon spacecraft ] , because we are in the process of upgrading our own vehicles , creating the new spacecraft Oryol ( Eagle ) and laying the groundwork for building @ @ @ @ @ @ @ orbits , including that being used by the ISS - less than 400 kilometers away from the Earth .
We are interested to see an alternative , '' Rogozin said on the Komsomolskaya Pravda radio station on Monday .
Roscosmos , he said , was watching preparations for this launch with great interest .
Rogozin recalled that since the summer of 2011 Roscosmos had been the sole contractor capable of ferrying space crews to the ISS and back .
`` True , we were making money on this , but the responsibility for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ISS was colossal .
No money can measure the emotional strain of the people responsible for crewed space missions .
We will be very glad , if the Americans have an alternative system for delivering crews to space station , '' Rogozin said .
He stressed that in the space industry the price of mistakes was extremely high and all technical solutions and equipment must have a great safety margin and standby options and facilities : launchpads , rockets and spacecraft .
He believes that if the United States manages to launch its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ May 27 ) , then one of the most important tasks in world astronautics will be resolved .
`` Of course , we will share this responsibility [ the delivery of crews to the ISS ] with the Americans .
This is a natural process , '' Rogozin said .
`` I can imagine what kind of feeling they had all these nine years , having no opportunity to deliver their astronauts to the ISS .
It is a matter of honor and national pride .
Let us wish them professional success , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spaceship carrying two astronauts - Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken - is to blast off from Cape Canaveral on May 27 at 16:32 East Coast time .
The docking with the ISS is due on May 28 .
Crew Dragon is a configuration of the cargo spacecraft Dragon , which had already delivered cargoes to the ISS .
A Falcon-9 rocket put the cargo vehicle in space on March 2 .
Its docking with the ISS was carried out automatically the next day .
NASA stopped crewed flights in 2011 after the Space @ @ @ @ @ @ @ From that moment on all astronauts were delivered to the ISS and back by Russia ’ s Soyuz spacecraft .
Originally the Untied States was to start using commercial spacecraft for crewed missions in 2017 .

MOSCOW, May 25. /TASS/. Russia’s space corporation Roscosmos has taken technical interest in the launch of the US crewed spacecraft Crew Dragon to the International Space Station, scheduled for May 27, the company’s CEO Dmitry Rogozin said on Monday.
"We have great interest towards the technical aspects of this project [launch of the SpaceX company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft], because we are in the process of upgrading our own vehicles, creating the new spacecraft Oryol (Eagle) and laying the groundwork for building another spacecraft that would operate in low orbits, including that being used by the ISS - less than 400 kilometers away from the Earth. We are interested to see an alternative," Rogozin said on the Komsomolskaya Pravda radio station on Monday.
Roscosmos, he said, was watching preparations for this launch with great interest. Rogozin recalled that since the summer of 2011 Roscosmos had been the sole contractor capable of ferrying space crews to the ISS and back.
"True, we were making money on this, but the responsibility for ensuring a stable transport link with the ISS was colossal. No money can measure the emotional strain of the people responsible for crewed space missions. We will be very glad, if the Americans have an alternative system for delivering crews to space station," Rogozin said.
He stressed that in the space industry the price of mistakes was extremely high and all technical solutions and equipment must have a great safety margin and standby options and facilities: launchpads, rockets and spacecraft. He believes that if the United States manages to launch its crewed spacecraft on the expected date (May 27), then one of the most important tasks in world astronautics will be resolved.
"Of course, we will share this responsibility [the delivery of crews to the ISS] with the Americans. This is a natural process," Rogozin said.
"I can imagine what kind of feeling they had all these nine years, having no opportunity to deliver their astronauts to the ISS. It is a matter of honor and national pride. Let us wish them professional success," Rogozin said.
Crew Dragon spacecraft
The Crew Dragon spaceship carrying two astronauts - Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken - is to blast off from Cape Canaveral on May 27 at 16:32 East Coast time. The docking with the ISS is due on May 28. Crew Dragon is a configuration of the cargo spacecraft Dragon, which had already delivered cargoes to the ISS. A Falcon-9 rocket put the cargo vehicle in space on March 2. Its docking with the ISS was carried out automatically the next day.
NASA stopped crewed flights in 2011 after the Space Shuttle program came to an end. From that moment on all astronauts were delivered to the ISS and back by Russia’s Soyuz spacecraft. Originally the Untied States was to start using commercial spacecraft for crewed missions in 2017.