tass--2020-05-30--1,675 deaths directly linked with coronavirus registered in Russia in April — deputy PM

MOSCOW , May 29 .
/TASS/ .
As many as 1,675 deaths directly linked with the coronavirus infection were registered in Russia in April , with COVID-19 being test-confirmed in 1,136 cases , Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova said on Friday .
According to Golikova , medics divided all the deaths into three groups .
The first group includes those who died from the coronavirus infection that was confirmed by a positive test .
The second group includes cases when the infection was not confirmed by tests but patients had clinical symptoms of the disease .
And the third @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other illnesses .
`` We merged the first two groups into one .
There were 1,675 such deaths in Russia , of which COVID-19 was 100-percent confirmed in 1,136 cases , '' she said , adding that data on the second group may change following autopsy reports .
`` The third group is linked with other causes of death .
As a matter of fact , these are chronic diseases people had during their lives .
But these people also had positive tests for the coronavirus infection .
As of today , this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said , adding that some these deaths were indirectly linked with the coronavirus infection .
However , Golikova , who heads the federal anti-coronavirus crisis center , noted that the authorities so far don ’ t have complete data on mortality for April .
Mortality statistics may be adjusted , since civil registry offices in a number of Russian regions stayed closed during a period of non-working days from March 25 to May 11 imposed amid the coronavirus pandemic and failed to process data in time , she explained .
According to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number of coronavirus-associated deaths stood at 1,135 .
Thus , the fatality rate in April was 1.02 % , but if it is calculated for 1,675 deaths , it will be 1.51 % , and in case the statistics includes deaths from other diseases not linked directly with the coronavirus , the mortality rate in April will be 2.4 %

MOSCOW, May 29. /TASS/. As many as 1,675 deaths directly linked with the coronavirus infection were registered in Russia in April, with COVID-19 being test-confirmed in 1,136 cases, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova said on Friday.
According to Golikova, medics divided all the deaths into three groups. The first group includes those who died from the coronavirus infection that was confirmed by a positive test. The second group includes cases when the infection was not confirmed by tests but patients had clinical symptoms of the disease. And the third group includes coronavirus-positive patients who died from other illnesses.
"We merged the first two groups into one. There were 1,675 such deaths in Russia, of which COVID-19 was 100-percent confirmed in 1,136 cases," she said, adding that data on the second group may change following autopsy reports.
"The third group is linked with other causes of death. As a matter of fact, these are chronic diseases people had during their lives. But these people also had positive tests for the coronavirus infection. As of today, this group includes 1,038 cases," she said, adding that some these deaths were indirectly linked with the coronavirus infection.
However, Golikova, who heads the federal anti-coronavirus crisis center, noted that the authorities so far don’t have complete data on mortality for April. Mortality statistics may be adjusted, since civil registry offices in a number of Russian regions stayed closed during a period of non-working days from March 25 to May 11 imposed amid the coronavirus pandemic and failed to process data in time, she explained.
According to the mortality statistics published in April, the number of coronavirus-associated deaths stood at 1,135. Thus, the fatality rate in April was 1.02%, but if it is calculated for 1,675 deaths, it will be 1.51%, and in case the statistics includes deaths from other diseases not linked directly with the coronavirus, the mortality rate in April will be 2.4%


tass--2020-05-30--Epidemic process in Russia is on steady decline — chief sanitary doctor

MOSCOW , May 29 .
/TASS/ .
The epidemic process in Russia has entered the phase of a steady decline , the head of Russia 's Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing , Anna Popova , said on Friday .
`` As the number of people who are being tested [ for the novel coronavirus ] grows , we see a declining number of confirmed cases daily .
This demonstrates that the epidemic process is on decline , with no setbacks taking place in any of the [ Russian ] regions as of today , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the `` Moscow .
Kremlin .
Putin '' TV show , a fragment of which was posted by the show ’ s host Pavel Zarubin on Instagram .
Russia ’ s chief sanitary doctor said that by now , more than 10 million novel coronavirus tests have been carried out .
`` This is a huge figure for the population of the Russian Federation , which is significant for us , '' Popova said .
To date , a total of 387,623 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia , with 159,257 patients @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s latest data indicates 4,374 fatalities nationwide .
Earlier , the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation .

MOSCOW, May 29. /TASS/. The epidemic process in Russia has entered the phase of a steady decline, the head of Russia's Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing, Anna Popova, said on Friday.
"As the number of people who are being tested [for the novel coronavirus] grows, we see a declining number of confirmed cases daily. This demonstrates that the epidemic process is on decline, with no setbacks taking place in any of the [Russian] regions as of today," she said in an interview to the "Moscow. Kremlin. Putin" TV show, a fragment of which was posted by the show’s host Pavel Zarubin on Instagram.
Russia’s chief sanitary doctor said that by now, more than 10 million novel coronavirus tests have been carried out.
"This is a huge figure for the population of the Russian Federation, which is significant for us," Popova said.
To date, a total of 387,623 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 159,257 patients having recovered from the disease. Russia’s latest data indicates 4,374 fatalities nationwide. Earlier, the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation.


tass--2020-05-30--78 more coronavirus patients die in Moscow in past day — crisis center

MOSCOW , May 29 .
/TASS/ .
Seventy-eight more coronavirus-positive patients died in Moscow in the past 24 hours and the overall number of coronavirus-associated deaths in the capital city has reached 2,408 , the anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Friday .
`` Seventy-eight coronavirus patients diagnosed with pneumonia have died in Moscow , '' the center said , adding that the overall number of coronavirus-related deaths has reached 2,408 .
The center once again warned the city dwellers that they should stay at home and call a doctor if they have symptoms of an acute respiratory disease .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the coronavirus epidemic on March 29 .
The city authorities have been lifting some of the coronavirus lockdowns in the recent days as the epidemic situation is improving .
Industrial enterprises and construction sites resumed work from May 12 .
Eighty-eight out of 130 Moscow ’ s centers for state service resumed operation from May 25 .
Car-sharing services are available from that day .
To date , a total of 387,623 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia , with 159,257 patients having recovered from the disease .
Russia ’ s latest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation .

MOSCOW, May 29. /TASS/. Seventy-eight more coronavirus-positive patients died in Moscow in the past 24 hours and the overall number of coronavirus-associated deaths in the capital city has reached 2,408, the anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Friday.
"Seventy-eight coronavirus patients diagnosed with pneumonia have died in Moscow," the center said, adding that the overall number of coronavirus-related deaths has reached 2,408.
The center once again warned the city dwellers that they should stay at home and call a doctor if they have symptoms of an acute respiratory disease.
A high alert was imposed in Moscow over the coronavirus epidemic on March 29. The city authorities have been lifting some of the coronavirus lockdowns in the recent days as the epidemic situation is improving. Industrial enterprises and construction sites resumed work from May 12. Eighty-eight out of 130 Moscow’s centers for state service resumed operation from May 25. Car-sharing services are available from that day.
To date, a total of 387,623 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 159,257 patients having recovered from the disease. Russia’s latest data indicates 4,374 fatalities nationwide. Earlier, the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation.


tass--2020-05-30--US breaks all ties with WHO, will no longer finance it — Trump

WASHINGTON , May 29 .
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Washington is set to fully severe its ties with the World Health Organization , because its leadership refused to carry out the reforms on which the United States insisted , US President Donald Trump said in a speech broadcast by the White House on Friday .
`` We have detailed the reforms that it [ the WHO ] must make and engaged with them directly but they have refused to act , '' he said .
`` Because they have failed to make the requested and greatly needed reforms , we will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Health Organization and redirecting those funds to other worldwide and deserving urgent global public health needs , '' he went on .
During the speech , Trump once again asserted that the global organization is being controlled by China .
According to the US leader , the Chinese government and the WHO leadership failed to properly respond to the novel coronavirus threat .
On May 18 , Trump tweeted a message he had dispatched to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus .
As follows from the letter , Trump set a 30-day deadline for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Otherwise Washington would ultimately stop financing the organization and reconsider its membership .

WASHINGTON, May 29. /TASS/. Washington is set to fully severe its ties with the World Health Organization, because its leadership refused to carry out the reforms on which the United States insisted, US President Donald Trump said in a speech broadcast by the White House on Friday.
"We have detailed the reforms that it [the WHO] must make and engaged with them directly but they have refused to act," he said.
"Because they have failed to make the requested and greatly needed reforms, we will be today terminating our relationship with the World Health Organization and redirecting those funds to other worldwide and deserving urgent global public health needs," he went on.
During the speech, Trump once again asserted that the global organization is being controlled by China. According to the US leader, the Chinese government and the WHO leadership failed to properly respond to the novel coronavirus threat.
On May 18, Trump tweeted a message he had dispatched to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. As follows from the letter, Trump set a 30-day deadline for providing guarantees the WHO would be reformed. Otherwise Washington would ultimately stop financing the organization and reconsider its membership.


tass--2020-05-29--Putin declares day of Victory Parade on June 24 non-working day

MOSCOW , May 29 .
/TASS/ .
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on holding Victory Parades and @ @ @ @ @ 75th anniversary of Victory over Nazism on June 24 , which has been declared a @ @ @ @ @ mark the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 and the @ @ @ @ @ Parade , as a token of gratitude to those who defeated the fascist aggressors , @ @ @ @ @ exploit , heroism and self-sacrifice of the war veterans , I decree to hold military @ @ @ @ @ time on June 24 , 2020 in Moscow , on Red Square , and in @ @ @ @ @ as follows from the document posted on the Kremlin website on Friday .

MOSCOW, May 29. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on holding Victory Parades and artillery salute to mark the 75th anniversary of Victory over Nazism on June 24, which has been declared a non-working day.
"To mark the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 and the June 24, 1945 Victory Parade, as a token of gratitude to those who defeated the fascist aggressors, paying tribute to the great exploit, heroism and self-sacrifice of the war veterans, I decree to hold military parades at 10:00 a.m. local time on June 24, 2020 in Moscow, on Red Square, and in other Russian cities," as follows from the document posted on the Kremlin website on Friday.


tass--2020-05-29--Coronavirus spread coefficient in Russia remains lower than 1, official says

`` Today is May 29 , and we see that the infection spread coefficient in Russia is below 1 , '' she said .
MOSCOW , May 29 .
/TASS/ .
The novel coronavirus spread coefficient in Russia remains lower than 1 , Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said during a Russian government briefing on Friday .
She noted that the decreased spread of the disease depends on the disciplined behavior of Russians .
The official noted that the further decrease in new cases would depend on the behavior of Russian citizens .
According to TASS estimates , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surpassed 1 for 16 days .
In Moscow , this figure has remained below 1 since May 11 .
The coefficient is lower than 1 in six out of ten Russian regions with the highest number of COVID-19 cases .
The spread coefficient is calculated using the formula provided by the Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being in its recommendations for regions on easing lockdown measures imposed due to the coronavirus spread .
It should not exceed 1 for shifting to the first phase of easing restrictions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shows how many people on average get the coronavirus infection from one infected person prior to their isolation , the watchdog explained .
According to the recommendations , Russian regions where this figure equals or is below 1 can begin the first stage of lifting the restrictions if they have enough hospital beds reserved for coronavirus patients and conduct enough tests for the virus .
If the coefficient is lower than 0.8 , Russian regions can move on to the second stage of lifting the restrictions , if it is lower than 0.5 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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 5,800,000 people have been infected worldwide and more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ date , a total of 387,623 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia , with 159,257 patients having recovered from the disease .
Russia ’ s latest data indicates 4,374 fatalities nationwide .
Earlier , the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation .

"Today is May 29, and we see that the infection spread coefficient in Russia is below 1," she said.
MOSCOW, May 29. /TASS/. The novel coronavirus spread coefficient in Russia remains lower than 1, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said during a Russian government briefing on Friday. She noted that the decreased spread of the disease depends on the disciplined behavior of Russians.
The official noted that the further decrease in new cases would depend on the behavior of Russian citizens. According to TASS estimates, the average spread coefficient in Russia has not surpassed 1 for 16 days. In Moscow, this figure has remained below 1 since May 11. The coefficient is lower than 1 in six out of ten Russian regions with the highest number of COVID-19 cases.
The spread coefficient is calculated using the formula provided by the Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being in its recommendations for regions on easing lockdown measures imposed due to the coronavirus spread. It should not exceed 1 for shifting to the first phase of easing restrictions in a Russian region. The coefficient shows how many people on average get the coronavirus infection from one infected person prior to their isolation, the watchdog explained.
According to the recommendations, Russian regions where this figure equals or is below 1 can begin the first stage of lifting the restrictions if they have enough hospital beds reserved for coronavirus patients and conduct enough tests for the virus. If the coefficient is lower than 0.8, Russian regions can move on to the second stage of lifting the restrictions, if it is lower than 0.5, they can begin the third stage.
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 5,800,000 people have been infected worldwide and more than 350,000 deaths have been reported.
To date, a total of 387,623 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 159,257 patients having recovered from the disease. Russia’s latest data indicates 4,374 fatalities nationwide. Earlier, the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation.


tass--2020-05-29--More than 9.4 million Russians were tested for coronavirus

MOSCOW , May 29 .
/TASS/ .
A total of 9,354,000 Russians have been tested for coronavirus , Deputy Prime @ @ @ @ @ news briefing on Friday .
`` As of today , more than 10 million tests @ @ @ @ @ A total of 9,354,000 people have been tested .
It ’ s an impressive figure @ @ @ @ @ that we expose as many cases of the disease as possible today , '' she @ @

MOSCOW, May 29. /TASS/. A total of 9,354,000 Russians have been tested for coronavirus, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova told a news briefing on Friday.
"As of today, more than 10 million tests have been carried out. A total of 9,354,000 people have been tested. It’s an impressive figure that enables us to believe that we expose as many cases of the disease as possible today," she said.


tass--2020-05-29--Russian specialists to check Fregat booster at Kourou space site for oxidizer leaks

MOSCOW , May 29 .
/TASS/ .
French specialists have detected systematic signals from the alarm system indicating the presence @ @ @ @ @ storage facility of the booster Fregat at the Kourou space site , the press-service of @ @ @ @ @ Friday .
`` On May 21 , 2020 the French side said that the alarm @ @ @ @ @ of oxidizer vapors at the storage facility of the booster Fregat , '' Roscosmos said @ @ @ @ @ dispatched there at the beginning of June to look into the situation on site and @ @ @ @ @

MOSCOW, May 29. /TASS/. French specialists have detected systematic signals from the alarm system indicating the presence of oxidizer vapors at the storage facility of the booster Fregat at the Kourou space site, the press-service of Roscosmos corporation told TASS on Friday.
"On May 21, 2020 the French side said that the alarm system repeatedly identified the presence of oxidizer vapors at the storage facility of the booster Fregat," Roscosmos said.
Russian specialists will be dispatched there at the beginning of June to look into the situation on site and take the necessary measures.


tass--2020-05-29--Moscow’s hospitals accommodate 800-900 COVID-19 patients a day

MOSCOW , May 29 .
/TASS/ .
The hospitalization rate of COVID-19 patients in Moscow has been down 50 % @ @ @ @ @ with the period when the disease peaked to 800-900 a day , Deputy Mayor Anastasiya @ @ @ @ @ One .
`` The hospitalization rate is down .
We are close to an average @ @ @ @ @ .
This is sill much , but 50 % -60 % less than a month @ @ @ @ @ .
Also , Rakova said the number of recoveries was rising steadily .

MOSCOW, May 29. /TASS/. The hospitalization rate of COVID-19 patients in Moscow has been down 50%-60% percent as compared with the period when the disease peaked to 800-900 a day, Deputy Mayor Anastasiya Rakova said on TV Channel One.
"The hospitalization rate is down. We are close to an average of 800-900 people a day. This is sill much, but 50%-60% less than a month ago," she said.
Also, Rakova said the number of recoveries was rising steadily.


tass--2020-05-29--Monkeys attack doctor in India, stealing coronavirus test samples, reports say

MOSCOW , May 29 .
/TASS/ .
A bunch of monkeys have attacked a medical lab worker in India , stealing blood samples of patients diagnosed with the novel coronavirus , Reuters news agency informed on Friday .
`` Monkeys grabbed and fled with the blood samples of four COVID-19 patients who are undergoing treatment ... we had to take their blood samples again , '' one of the employees of the state-run medical college in Meerut ( Uttar Pradesh state ) , said , quoted by the agency .
He added that the fate of the stolen samples is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ monkeys could have broken the test samples , becoming infected with the disease .
The employee of the lab noted , however , that there are no confirmed cases of monkeys transmitting the dangerous virus .
For several decades , bunches of wild monkeys have been a nuisance for residents of Indian cities .
In the conditions of self-isolation , they have become more aggressive .
As of now , there are over 165,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in India .
Over 4,700 people have died from the virus in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 5,800,000 people have been infected worldwide and more than 350,000 deaths have been reported .

MOSCOW, May 29. /TASS/. A bunch of monkeys have attacked a medical lab worker in India, stealing blood samples of patients diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, Reuters news agency informed on Friday.
"Monkeys grabbed and fled with the blood samples of four COVID-19 patients who are undergoing treatment... we had to take their blood samples again," one of the employees of the state-run medical college in Meerut (Uttar Pradesh state), said, quoted by the agency.
He added that the fate of the stolen samples is unknown.
Local officials fear that the monkeys could have broken the test samples, becoming infected with the disease. The employee of the lab noted, however, that there are no confirmed cases of monkeys transmitting the dangerous virus.
For several decades, bunches of wild monkeys have been a nuisance for residents of Indian cities. In the conditions of self-isolation, they have become more aggressive.
As of now, there are over 165,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in India. Over 4,700 people have died from the virus in the country.
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 5,800,000 people have been infected worldwide and more than 350,000 deaths have been reported.


tass--2020-05-29--Japanese PM Abe not to attend 75th Victory Parade in Moscow, reports say

The report notes that instead of visiting Moscow , the Japanese Prime Minister plans to attend the G7 Summit that will take place in the US in late June .
TOKYO , May 29 .
/TASS/ .
Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe intends to refrain from visiting Moscow for 75th Victory Anniversary solemn events .
According to the Kyodo news agency report citing numerous governmental sources , the issue is being negotiated .
`` The G-7 summit may be held on both June 25 and 26 .
Schedule-wise , it will be tight to visit Russia as well .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a government source said .
On May 27 , the NHK TV Channel reported that Prime Minister Abe intends to attend the face-to-face G7 summit if it will take place in the US in June .
On Wednesday , Japanese Foreign Ministry told TASS that Japan intends to clarify details on the upcoming June 24 Victory Day Parade via diplomatic channels .
Meanwhile , the Ministry refrained from telling whether the Prime Minister plans to attend the festive events .
On May 28 , Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that invitation of world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be negotiated individually .

The report notes that instead of visiting Moscow, the Japanese Prime Minister plans to attend the G7 Summit that will take place in the US in late June.
TOKYO, May 29. /TASS/. Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe intends to refrain from visiting Moscow for 75th Victory Anniversary solemn events. According to the Kyodo news agency report citing numerous governmental sources, the issue is being negotiated.
"The G-7 summit may be held on both June 25 and 26. Schedule-wise, it will be tight to visit Russia as well. The summit is more important," a government source said.
On May 27, the NHK TV Channel reported that Prime Minister Abe intends to attend the face-to-face G7 summit if it will take place in the US in June. On Wednesday, Japanese Foreign Ministry told TASS that Japan intends to clarify details on the upcoming June 24 Victory Day Parade via diplomatic channels. Meanwhile, the Ministry refrained from telling whether the Prime Minister plans to attend the festive events.
On May 28, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that invitation of world leaders to the Victory Parade in Moscow will be negotiated individually.


tass--2020-05-29--Russian latest amphibious assault ship holds artillery firings during Baltic Sea trials

`` At the Baltic Fleet ’ s naval ranges , the ship ’ s crew together with industry representatives accomplished a set of artillery firings against air and naval surface targets , '' the press office said .
KALININGRAD , May 29 .
/TASS/ .
The large amphibious assault ship Pyotr Morgunov conducted artillery firings during the final stage of shipbuilders ’ sea trials in the Baltic Sea , the Baltic Fleet ’ s press office reported on Friday .
On May 23 , the large amphibious assault ship Pyotr Morgunov left the Yantar Shipyard where it had been built @ @ @ @ @ @ @ completing the shipbuilders ’ sea trials .
As the Baltic Fleet reported on May 28 , the crew tested the ship ’ s radio-technical armament and air defense radars .
The ship will switch over to state trials in early June and upon their completion will be delivered to the Russian Navy .
The Pyotr Morgunov is the first serial-produced Project 11711 warship designed by the Nevskoye Design Bureau .
The contract on the warship ’ s construction was concluded with Russia ’ s Defense Ministry in September 2014 .
The warship was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ afloat in May 2018 .
The Pyotr Morgunov entered the shipbuilders ’ sea trials on December 13 , 2019 .
The Pyotr Morgunov is the largest in its class and displaces 5,000 tonnes .
It will be able to take on its board 13 main battle tanks , or 36 armored personnel carriers or infantry fighting vehicles .
An option is envisaged for taking a marine infantry battalion on its board .
The amphibious assault ship can also transport a reinforced marine infantry company with organic military hardware and land it with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ship is armed with 30mm six-barrel artillery guns and two Kamov Ka-29 transport/attack helicopters in its deck hangars .
The Project ’ s lead ship Ivan Gren was floated out in Kaliningrad in May 2012 .
It was accepted for service in the Russian Navy on June 20 , 2018 .
Since April 2019 , the Yantar Shipyard on the Baltic coast has been building two modernized Project 11711 ships : the Vladimir Andreyev and the Vasily Trushin .

"At the Baltic Fleet’s naval ranges, the ship’s crew together with industry representatives accomplished a set of artillery firings against air and naval surface targets," the press office said.
KALININGRAD, May 29. /TASS/. The large amphibious assault ship Pyotr Morgunov conducted artillery firings during the final stage of shipbuilders’ sea trials in the Baltic Sea, the Baltic Fleet’s press office reported on Friday.
On May 23, the large amphibious assault ship Pyotr Morgunov left the Yantar Shipyard where it had been built and sailed to the Baltic Sea for completing the shipbuilders’ sea trials. As the Baltic Fleet reported on May 28, the crew tested the ship’s radio-technical armament and air defense radars. The ship will switch over to state trials in early June and upon their completion will be delivered to the Russian Navy.
The Pyotr Morgunov is the first serial-produced Project 11711 warship designed by the Nevskoye Design Bureau. The contract on the warship’s construction was concluded with Russia’s Defense Ministry in September 2014. The warship was laid down in June 2015 and put afloat in May 2018. The Pyotr Morgunov entered the shipbuilders’ sea trials on December 13, 2019.
The Pyotr Morgunov is the largest in its class and displaces 5,000 tonnes. It will be able to take on its board 13 main battle tanks, or 36 armored personnel carriers or infantry fighting vehicles. An option is envisaged for taking a marine infantry battalion on its board.
The amphibious assault ship can also transport a reinforced marine infantry company with organic military hardware and land it with the use of pontoons.
The amphibious assault ship is armed with 30mm six-barrel artillery guns and two Kamov Ka-29 transport/attack helicopters in its deck hangars.
The Project’s lead ship Ivan Gren was floated out in Kaliningrad in May 2012. It was accepted for service in the Russian Navy on June 20, 2018.
Since April 2019, the Yantar Shipyard on the Baltic coast has been building two modernized Project 11711 ships: the Vladimir Andreyev and the Vasily Trushin.


tass--2020-05-29--Jailed US national Whelan returns to detention facility after surgery

MOSCOW , May 29 .
/TASS/ .
Paul Whelan , a US national held at a Russian detention facility , has returned to the Lefortovo prison in Moscow after an emergency surgery .
The US Embassy in Russia informed TASS that they would be carefully monitoring Whelan ’ s health condition .
`` We were informed today that Paul Whelan underwent emergency surgery yesterday .
Ambassador Sullivan spoke to Paul this afternoon after Paul was transferred back to Lefortovo prison .
We will be monitoring Paul ’ s progress closely , and we hope he will recover quickly , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s attorney Olga Karlova informed TASS that her client had undergone an inguinal hernia surgery .
`` Paul ’ s health has been our greatest concern throughout his 17 months of incarceration in Russia , all without any evidence of a crime .
We ’ ve repeatedly requested Paul be allowed an outside , English-speaking doctor , yet he ’ s been denied necessary medical attention .
The fact that Russian authorities waited until Paul ’ s condition was life-threatening to provide him medical attention is unacceptable and dangerous , '' the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ citizen Paul Whelan , who also holds British , Canadian and Irish citizenship , was detained by the Russian Federal Security Service ( FSB ) on December 28 , 2018 in Moscow while on an alleged spy mission .
A criminal investigation was launched against him on espionage charges carrying a punishment of up to 20 years behind bars .
Whelan denies all charges .
His defense stresses that the case is fabricated , while Whelan ’ s activity in Russia was of a strictly humanitarian nature .
The court will pronounce Whelan @ @ @ @ @ @ @

MOSCOW, May 29. /TASS/. Paul Whelan, a US national held at a Russian detention facility, has returned to the Lefortovo prison in Moscow after an emergency surgery. The US Embassy in Russia informed TASS that they would be carefully monitoring Whelan’s health condition.
"We were informed today that Paul Whelan underwent emergency surgery yesterday. Ambassador Sullivan spoke to Paul this afternoon after Paul was transferred back to Lefortovo prison. We will be monitoring Paul’s progress closely, and we hope he will recover quickly," the embassy said.
Earlier, Whelan’s attorney Olga Karlova informed TASS that her client had undergone an inguinal hernia surgery.
"Paul’s health has been our greatest concern throughout his 17 months of incarceration in Russia, all without any evidence of a crime. We’ve repeatedly requested Paul be allowed an outside, English-speaking doctor, yet he’s been denied necessary medical attention. The fact that Russian authorities waited until Paul’s condition was life-threatening to provide him medical attention is unacceptable and dangerous," the embassy’s statement reads.
US citizen Paul Whelan, who also holds British, Canadian and Irish citizenship, was detained by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) on December 28, 2018 in Moscow while on an alleged spy mission. A criminal investigation was launched against him on espionage charges carrying a punishment of up to 20 years behind bars.
Whelan denies all charges. His defense stresses that the case is fabricated, while Whelan’s activity in Russia was of a strictly humanitarian nature. The court will pronounce Whelan’s sentence on June 15.


tass--2020-05-29--US seeks to blame other countries for harm to global security it causes, says diplomat

`` Having a clear plan of action , the US is constantly looking for the culprits - who are not - but who must act as an outside explanation for such actions , '' she said .
`` Before , Russia was the culprit , and now it is both Russia and China . ''
MOSCOW , May 29 .
/TASS/ .
The US stick to a very clear plan on withdrawal from agreements on strategic stability and seek to put responsibility on other nations , Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Friday .
The diplomat explained that Washington @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , citing the US withdrawal from the New START treaty and the Treaty on Open Skies .
Zakharova also reminded about the US withdrawal from the Iranian nuclear deal .
`` Nobody was guilty of anything , there was no pretext .
The US Administration just decided that [ the deal ] is no longer beneficial for it , and they no longer consider this deal worthy of themselves , '' she said .
`` For us , these are concerning actions that may lead to global chaos , especially in the international @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' On May 21 , US President Donald Trump announced the Washington ’ s intention to withdraw from the Treaty on Open Skies , which allows the signatories to conduct flights over each other ’ s territory to observe the military activity .
In his written statement , US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the US decision will enter force in six months .
The US side cites alleged Russian violation of the Treaty as a pretext for its withdrawal .
Moscow denies all allegations , stating that it continues to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forth its own accusations against the US .

"Having a clear plan of action, the US is constantly looking for the culprits - who are not - but who must act as an outside explanation for such actions," she said. "Before, Russia was the culprit, and now it is both Russia and China."
MOSCOW, May 29. /TASS/. The US stick to a very clear plan on withdrawal from agreements on strategic stability and seek to put responsibility on other nations, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Friday.
The diplomat explained that Washington systematically works on dismantling the strategic security, citing the US withdrawal from the New START treaty and the Treaty on Open Skies.
Zakharova also reminded about the US withdrawal from the Iranian nuclear deal.
"Nobody was guilty of anything, there was no pretext. The US Administration just decided that [the deal] is no longer beneficial for it, and they no longer consider this deal worthy of themselves," she said. "For us, these are concerning actions that may lead to global chaos, especially in the international security sphere," she underscored."
On May 21, US President Donald Trump announced the Washington’s intention to withdraw from the Treaty on Open Skies, which allows the signatories to conduct flights over each other’s territory to observe the military activity. In his written statement, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the US decision will enter force in six months. The US side cites alleged Russian violation of the Treaty as a pretext for its withdrawal. Moscow denies all allegations, stating that it continues to adhere to the Treaty, and puts forth its own accusations against the US.


tass--2020-05-29--Almost half of Russian small businesses fail to receive state support — survey

MOSCOW , May 29 .
/TASS/ .
The government support measures fail to cover almost 48 % of small and medium enterprises , according to a survey conducted jointly by the All-Russian Popular Front and the Opora Rossii organization .
The information was published on the telegram channel of the Opora Rossii President Alexander Kalinin .
Entrepreneurs working in the areas which were not regarded as the most affected sectors of the economy name subsidies , tax write-offs and opportunities to obtain loans on favorable terms as the most necessary support measures .
The most popular measures of state support @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the amount of the minimum wage of 12,130 rubles ( $ 169 ) per employee .
About 78 % of those small business that are eligible for support measures applied for it or see it as a need and 54 % of them managed to receive the funding .
Another 24 % of respondents were not able to receive a grant , since the list of affected industries included only an additional code of their economic activity .
51 % of respondents have applied or are going to apply for preferential interest-free @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
However , 74 % encountered bank refusals during this procedure .
Tax deferral turned out to be less popular — 71 % of respondents , whose economic activity was included in the list of the most affected sectors of economy , did not use this measure .

MOSCOW, May 29. /TASS/. The government support measures fail to cover almost 48% of small and medium enterprises, according to a survey conducted jointly by the All-Russian Popular Front and the Opora Rossii organization. The information was published on the telegram channel of the Opora Rossii President Alexander Kalinin.
Entrepreneurs working in the areas which were not regarded as the most affected sectors of the economy name subsidies, tax write-offs and opportunities to obtain loans on favorable terms as the most necessary support measures.
The most popular measures of state support were grants for the payment of wages in the amount of the minimum wage of 12,130 rubles ($169) per employee. About 78% of those small business that are eligible for support measures applied for it or see it as a need and 54% of them managed to receive the funding.
Another 24% of respondents were not able to receive a grant, since the list of affected industries included only an additional code of their economic activity. 51% of respondents have applied or are going to apply for preferential interest-free loans to pay salaries to their employees. However, 74% encountered bank refusals during this procedure. Tax deferral turned out to be less popular — 71% of respondents, whose economic activity was included in the list of the most affected sectors of economy, did not use this measure.


tass--2020-05-29--Russian fighter jets scrambled to intercept US bombers over Black Sea

MOSCOW , May 29 .
/TASS/ .
Russian Su-27 and Su-30 fighter jets were scrambled to intercept US Air Force B-1B strategic bombers over the neutral waters of the Black Sea , Russia ’ s Defense Ministry reported on Friday .
The US Air Forces in Europe and US Air Forces Africa Command issued a statement earlier on Friday that two B-1B Lancers conducted a long-range , long duration flight throughout Europe and the Black Sea region .
`` Su-27P and Su-30SM fighters from the air defense alert quick reaction forces of the Southern Military District were scrambled to intercept @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The crews of the Russian fighters approached the air targets within a safe distance and identified them as B-1B strategic aircraft , after which `` the US bombers changed their flight course and flew away from the state border of Russia , '' the statement runs .
As Russia ’ s Defense Ministry stressed , the flights of the US strategic bombers over the Baltic and Black Seas `` were timely uncovered '' by the air defense alert quick reaction forces of the Western and Southern Military Districts .
The US aircraft @ @ @ @ @ @ @ considerable distance from Russia ’ s border .
`` The flights of the Russian combat planes proceeded in strict compliance with the international rules of using the airspace , '' the ministry said .
After accomplishing their mission , the Russian fighter jets safely returned to their airbases , it said .

MOSCOW, May 29. /TASS/. Russian Su-27 and Su-30 fighter jets were scrambled to intercept US Air Force B-1B strategic bombers over the neutral waters of the Black Sea, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Friday.
The US Air Forces in Europe and US Air Forces Africa Command issued a statement earlier on Friday that two B-1B Lancers conducted a long-range, long duration flight throughout Europe and the Black Sea region.
"Su-27P and Su-30SM fighters from the air defense alert quick reaction forces of the Southern Military District were scrambled to intercept the targets," the ministry said.
The crews of the Russian fighters approached the air targets within a safe distance and identified them as B-1B strategic aircraft, after which "the US bombers changed their flight course and flew away from the state border of Russia," the statement runs.
As Russia’s Defense Ministry stressed, the flights of the US strategic bombers over the Baltic and Black Seas "were timely uncovered" by the air defense alert quick reaction forces of the Western and Southern Military Districts. The US aircraft were tracked by Russian radars at a considerable distance from Russia’s border.
"The flights of the Russian combat planes proceeded in strict compliance with the international rules of using the airspace," the ministry said.
After accomplishing their mission, the Russian fighter jets safely returned to their airbases, it said.


tass--2020-05-29--Some countries charge fees to extend visas to those stuck there amid pandemic — diplomat

MOSCOW , May 29 .
/TASS/ .
Some countries charge fees for extending visas to people stuck on their territories amid the coronavirus lockdowns , Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday .
`` We are very thankful to those countries which have shown empathy and extended visas free of charge .
But there are a number of countries which opted otherwise , although visa extension costs a lot and people are short of money .
Not only to extend their visas .
They have no money at all , '' she said during an online conference of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stuck in foreign countries , in her words , are facing lots of problems , such as the lack of job , contacts with the family , transport logistics , etc .
`` And on top of that , they are supposed to pay for the visa extension , although it is not their fault , it is a force majeure event .
An objective reality .
Notably , some countries charge hundreds of dollars to extend visas , '' Zakharova said .
`` This experience needs to be analyzed too and it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ diplomatic work , '' she added .

MOSCOW, May 29. /TASS/. Some countries charge fees for extending visas to people stuck on their territories amid the coronavirus lockdowns, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday.
"We are very thankful to those countries which have shown empathy and extended visas free of charge. But there are a number of countries which opted otherwise, although visa extension costs a lot and people are short of money. Not only to extend their visas. They have no money at all," she said during an online conference of the Moscow Diplomatic Club.
Many people stuck in foreign countries, in her words, are facing lots of problems, such as the lack of job, contacts with the family, transport logistics, etc.
"And on top of that, they are supposed to pay for the visa extension, although it is not their fault, it is a force majeure event. An objective reality. Notably, some countries charge hundreds of dollars to extend visas," Zakharova said.
"This experience needs to be analyzed too and it will be taken into account in our diplomatic work," she added.


tass--2020-05-29--This week in photos: Fog covered Vladivostok, air show over Milan, protests in Minneapolis

Towers of Russky Bridge are seen over the fog covered Vladivostok , Russia , May 26 .
The so-called 'fog season ' on the Pacific coast and in the south of Russia 's Primorye Territory lasts from April till September © Yuri Smityuk/TASS Italy ’ s aerobatic team Frecce Tricolori flying over Milan as part of celebrations for the 74th anniversary of the proclamation of the Italian Republic in Milan , Italy , May 25 .
The national acrobatic patrol scheduled to carry out a series of flyovers during a week-long air parade across all of Italy ’ s regions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the tricolour fumes and as a sign of unity , solidarity and recovery © Francesco Prandoni/Getty Images An artist of the Upsala Circus performing for children with developmental disorders staying home amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic , Saint Petersburg , Russia , May 27 .
The campaign is organized to mark International Children 's Day © Peter Kovalev/TASS Secondary school graduates pose for a photograph by the Ob River as they celebrate the end of school , Novosibirsk , Russia , May 25 .
The traditional ceremony known as `` the Last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take their final exams © Kirill Kukhmar/TASS Giraffes crossing under the bridge of the Standard Gauge Railway ( SGR ) line inside the Nairobi National Park in Nairobi , Kenya , May 25 © REUTERS/Baz Ratner Indonesian Muslim women praying during Eid al-Fitr , the Muslim festival marking the end the holy fasting month of Ramadan , at a mosque in Banda Aceh , Indonesia , May 24 © Antara Foto/Irwansyah Putra/Reuters Greek Orthodox worshipper praying at the Grotto in the reopened Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reopened after 82 days of closure due to Palestinian restrictions aimed at curbing the COVID-19 © EPA-EFE/ATEF SAFADI Protesters react as they set fire to the entrance of a police station as demonstrations continue after a white police officer was caught on a bystander 's video pressing his knee into the neck of African-American man George Floyd , who later died at a hospital , in Minneapolis , US , May 28 © REUTERS/Carlos Barria A medical worker is sprayed with disinfectant at an entrance to the Clean Zone of a temporary hospital @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Exhibition Center , Moscow region , Russia , May 25 © Valery Sharifulin/TASS Workers in protective gear carrying the coffin during the funeral of a deceased COVID-19 patient in Novoye Kolpinskoye Cemetery , Saint Petersburg , Russia , May 25 © Alexander Demianchuk/TASS A man riding a scooter , with the Russian Government Building in the background , in Moscow , Russia , May 25 © AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin

Towers of Russky Bridge are seen over the fog covered Vladivostok, Russia, May 26. The so-called 'fog season' on the Pacific coast and in the south of Russia's Primorye Territory lasts from April till September © Yuri Smityuk/TASS
Italy’s aerobatic team Frecce Tricolori flying over Milan as part of celebrations for the 74th anniversary of the proclamation of the Italian Republic in Milan, Italy, May 25. The national acrobatic patrol scheduled to carry out a series of flyovers during a week-long air parade across all of Italy’s regions as a symbolic embrace of the nation with the tricolour fumes and as a sign of unity, solidarity and recovery © Francesco Prandoni/Getty Images
An artist of the Upsala Circus performing for children with developmental disorders staying home amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 27. The campaign is organized to mark International Children's Day © Peter Kovalev/TASS
Secondary school graduates pose for a photograph by the Ob River as they celebrate the end of school, Novosibirsk, Russia, May 25. The traditional ceremony known as "the Last Bell" takes place before school graduates take their final exams © Kirill Kukhmar/TASS
Giraffes crossing under the bridge of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line inside the Nairobi National Park in Nairobi, Kenya, May 25 © REUTERS/Baz Ratner
Indonesian Muslim women praying during Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim festival marking the end the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at a mosque in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, May 24 © Antara Foto/Irwansyah Putra/Reuters
Two polar bear cubs resting in Aaborg Zoo in Aaborg, Denmark, May 27 © EPA-EFE/Henning Bagger
Greek Orthodox worshipper praying at the Grotto in the reopened Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, May 26. The church was reopened after 82 days of closure due to Palestinian restrictions aimed at curbing the COVID-19 © EPA-EFE/ATEF SAFADI
Protesters react as they set fire to the entrance of a police station as demonstrations continue after a white police officer was caught on a bystander's video pressing his knee into the neck of African-American man George Floyd, who later died at a hospital, in Minneapolis, US, May 28 © REUTERS/Carlos Barria
A medical worker is sprayed with disinfectant at an entrance to the Clean Zone of a temporary hospital for COVID-19 patients at the Crocus Expo Exhibition Center, Moscow region, Russia, May 25 © Valery Sharifulin/TASS
Surgeons in protective gear perform a hip-joint endoprosthesis surgery on a COVID-19 patient at Tatarstan's Republican Clinical Hospital in Kazan, Russia, May 26 © Yegor Aleyev/TASS
Workers in protective gear carrying the coffin during the funeral of a deceased COVID-19 patient in Novoye Kolpinskoye Cemetery, Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 25 © Alexander Demianchuk/TASS


tass--2020-05-29--Russia will continue granting humanitarian assistance to North Korea, says diplomat

PYONGYANG , May 29 .
/TASS/ .
Russia will continue granting humanitarian assistance to North Korea , Russian Ambassador to Pyongyang Alexander Matsegora said in an interview with TASS .
In particular , Moscow will continue medical and food aid to the republic amid the coronavirus pandemic , he said .
In the near future it plans to deliver another batch of grain .
`` The Russian Federation handed over 5,000 rapid tests to the DPRK .
Given the closed borders , we have not provided other medical assistance in recent months , although humanitarian assistance continued - in May @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the port of Nampho .
We expect the next batch of grain to be delivered soon , '' the ambassador said .
The diplomat noted that , `` despite the absence of cases of the disease , new rapid tests for coronavirus are now relevant in the DPRK . ''
`` In case the border is at least partially ajar , it will require medications used to treat this disease , as well as artificial respirators , '' Matsegora said .
`` Of course the vaccine - when it is created , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come to the rescue of Korean friends - I have no doubt about it , '' he promised .
The Russian diplomat lamented for the fact that `` unfortunately , one can ’ t count on easing the sanctions - the United States and its allies will not allow it , even if half the country gets sick with a coronavirus . ''
`` They will continue demanding the fulfillment of more and more new conditions , while ignoring the people ’ s sufferings , '' the Russian ambassador said .

PYONGYANG, May 29. /TASS/. Russia will continue granting humanitarian assistance to North Korea, Russian Ambassador to Pyongyang Alexander Matsegora said in an interview with TASS.
In particular, Moscow will continue medical and food aid to the republic amid the coronavirus pandemic, he said. In the near future it plans to deliver another batch of grain.
"The Russian Federation handed over 5,000 rapid tests to the DPRK. Given the closed borders, we have not provided other medical assistance in recent months, although humanitarian assistance continued - in May, 25,000 tonnes of Russian wheat arrived at the port of Nampho. We expect the next batch of grain to be delivered soon," the ambassador said.
The diplomat noted that, "despite the absence of cases of the disease, new rapid tests for coronavirus are now relevant in the DPRK."
"In case the border is at least partially ajar, it will require medications used to treat this disease, as well as artificial respirators," Matsegora said.
"Of course the vaccine - when it is created, Russia will be among the first to come to the rescue of Korean friends - I have no doubt about it," he promised.
The Russian diplomat lamented for the fact that "unfortunately, one can’t count on easing the sanctions - the United States and its allies will not allow it, even if half the country gets sick with a coronavirus."
"They will continue demanding the fulfillment of more and more new conditions, while ignoring the people’s sufferings," the Russian ambassador said.


tass--2020-05-29--Russia’s air group in Syria to get additional facilities, water area under new deal

MOSCOW , May 29 .
/TASS/ .
Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the Defense Ministry to sign a protocol to the agreement with Syria on deploying Russia ’ s air task force that stipulates the transfer of additional facilities and water area to it , according to the president ’ s instruction posted on the government ’ s legal information web portal on Friday .
Russia ’ s Defense Ministry has been instructed to hold jointly with the Foreign Ministry negotiations with the Syrian side and , upon reaching an agreement , sign on Russia ’ s behalf the said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made to the draft with the Russian government ’ s approval .
Russia and Syria inked an agreement for a term of 49 years on deploying the Russian air task force at the Hmeymim air base .
Under the document , the Syrian side transfers a plot of land at the Hmeymim airfield and facilities located there to the Russian side free of charge .
The agreement is valid for 49 years and is automatically extended for the subsequent 25-year periods , unless either party informs the other party in writing no less @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the next term through diplomatic channels about its intention to terminate it .

MOSCOW, May 29. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the Defense Ministry to sign a protocol to the agreement with Syria on deploying Russia’s air task force that stipulates the transfer of additional facilities and water area to it, according to the president’s instruction posted on the government’s legal information web portal on Friday.
Russia’s Defense Ministry has been instructed to hold jointly with the Foreign Ministry negotiations with the Syrian side and, upon reaching an agreement, sign on Russia’s behalf the said protocol, allowing minor amendments to be made to the draft with the Russian government’s approval.
Russia and Syria inked an agreement for a term of 49 years on deploying the Russian air task force at the Hmeymim air base. Under the document, the Syrian side transfers a plot of land at the Hmeymim airfield and facilities located there to the Russian side free of charge.
The agreement is valid for 49 years and is automatically extended for the subsequent 25-year periods, unless either party informs the other party in writing no less than one year before the expiry of the next term through diplomatic channels about its intention to terminate it.


tass--2020-05-29--Russian senator, Georgian envoy talk Russian delegation’s visit to Richard Lugar Center

MOSCOW , May 29 .
/TASS/ .
Member of the Russian Federation Council ( upper house of parliament ) , Russian envoy to talks with Georgia Grigory Karasin and Georgian prime minister ’ s special envoy for settling relations with Russia Zurab Abashidze have had a phone call on Thursday to discuss a visit of Russian experts to Georgia ’ s Richard Lugar Center for Public Health Research .
`` We touched upon this issue and will continue discussing it further .
Russia ’ s emotional involvement in this topic is understandable .
There are hundreds of thousands people in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the coronavirus pandemic , therefore , the international community should discuss and resolve these issues bilaterally and multilaterally , '' Karasin told TASS Friday .
`` We are preparing for such a dialogue , without it we will always be in danger of this scourge repeating , '' the senator noted .
He underlined that Russia is adhering to mechanisms of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development , Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction cited in Tbilisi when talking about any potential laboratory visits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for cooperation and consultations with Georgia on all these issues on bilateral basis as well , '' Karasin added .
On Wednesday , the Russian Foreign Ministry issued a comment , saying that Russian specialists should have access to all facilities of the Richard Lugar Center when visiting the lab .
The Russian diplomatic agency noted that the mechanism of ‘ voluntary assessment visits ’ to microbiology labs of dual purpose advanced by certain western countries has nothing to do with the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development , Production and Stockpiling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their Destruction .
Moreover , Moscow pointed out that in reality the center ’ s activity is overseen and paid for by the US military agency and includes experiments on using insects to spread highly dangerous biological and infection agents as well as equipping munitions with poisonous matters or infectious agents .
Russia has repeatedly expressed its concern over the work of the Georgia-based Richard Lugar Center for Public Health Research .
Opened near Tbilisi ’ s international airport in 2011 under a US governmental program , the center specializes in the study @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former State Security Minister Igor Giorgadze told reporters in late 2018 that he had evidence confirming that the lab was carrying out dangerous experiments and called on US President Donald Trump to investigate its activities .
Giorgadze claimed that US military and private contractors could be engaged in secret experiments on humans there .
Georgia dismissed these allegations as absurd while Moscow said it would request the lab-related documents from the United States .

MOSCOW, May 29. /TASS/. Member of the Russian Federation Council (upper house of parliament), Russian envoy to talks with Georgia Grigory Karasin and Georgian prime minister’s special envoy for settling relations with Russia Zurab Abashidze have had a phone call on Thursday to discuss a visit of Russian experts to Georgia’s Richard Lugar Center for Public Health Research.
"We touched upon this issue and will continue discussing it further. Russia’s emotional involvement in this topic is understandable. There are hundreds of thousands people in Russia and millions in the world suffering from the coronavirus pandemic, therefore, the international community should discuss and resolve these issues bilaterally and multilaterally," Karasin told TASS Friday.
"We are preparing for such a dialogue, without it we will always be in danger of this scourge repeating," the senator noted.
He underlined that Russia is adhering to mechanisms of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction cited in Tbilisi when talking about any potential laboratory visits. "However, we are ready for cooperation and consultations with Georgia on all these issues on bilateral basis as well," Karasin added.
On Wednesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry issued a comment, saying that Russian specialists should have access to all facilities of the Richard Lugar Center when visiting the lab.
The Russian diplomatic agency noted that the mechanism of ‘voluntary assessment visits’ to microbiology labs of dual purpose advanced by certain western countries has nothing to do with the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction. Moreover, Moscow pointed out that in reality the center’s activity is overseen and paid for by the US military agency and includes experiments on using insects to spread highly dangerous biological and infection agents as well as equipping munitions with poisonous matters or infectious agents.
Richard Lugar Center
Russia has repeatedly expressed its concern over the work of the Georgia-based Richard Lugar Center for Public Health Research. Opened near Tbilisi’s international airport in 2011 under a US governmental program, the center specializes in the study of biological threats. Georgia’s former State Security Minister Igor Giorgadze told reporters in late 2018 that he had evidence confirming that the lab was carrying out dangerous experiments and called on US President Donald Trump to investigate its activities. Giorgadze claimed that US military and private contractors could be engaged in secret experiments on humans there. Georgia dismissed these allegations as absurd while Moscow said it would request the lab-related documents from the United States.


tass--2020-05-29--Coronavirus tally in Portugal nears 32,000

MOSCOW , May 29 .
/TASS/ .
/TASS/ .
As many as 350 more novel coronavirus cases were confirmed in @ @ @ @ @ and the overall number of such cases reached 31,946 , the country ’ s health @ @ @ @ @ Fourteen coronavirus patients died during the day , bringing the death toll up to 1,383 @ @ @ @ @ many as 18,900 patients have recovered .
A state of emergency was in place in @ @ @ @ @ before May 2 .
The authorities began to lift coronavirus lockdowns from May 4 .

MOSCOW, May 29. /TASS/. /TASS/. As many as 350 more novel coronavirus cases were confirmed in Portugal over the past day and the overall number of such cases reached 31,946, the country’s health authority said on Friday.
Fourteen coronavirus patients died during the day, bringing the death toll up to 1,383. By now, as many as 18,900 patients have recovered.
A state of emergency was in place in Portugal over the coronavirus epidemic before May 2. The authorities began to lift coronavirus lockdowns from May 4.


tass--2020-05-29--Number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Belarus up by 906 in past day, reaching 40,764

`` A total of 40,764 people tested positive for COVID-19 .
Over the entire period of the infection ’ s spread in the country , as many as 224 patients with chronic illnesses and confirmed coronavirus infection have died , '' the ministry said in a report .
MINSK , May 29 .
/TASS/ .
As many as 906 more coronavirus cases were confirmed in Belarus in the past day , with the overall number of such cases rising to 40,764 .
The daily death toll is five , the country ’ Health Ministry reported on Friday .
As of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patients earlier diagnosed with the novel coronavirus have recovered and have been discharged from hospitals .
A total of 512,418 coronavirus tests have been conducted in Belarus , the statement says .
Belarus did not impose any coronavirus lockdown .
The World Health Organization ( WHO ) insistently recommended that the Belarusian authorities enhance social distancing and prohibit mass events .
Nonetheless , Belarus held a large-scale military parade in Minsk on May 9 to mark the 75th anniversary of the Soviet Union ’ s Victory over Nazi Germany in the 1941-1945 Great @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign is underway in the republic , with the elections scheduled for August 9 .
On May 26 , World Bank presented economic forecasts for Belarus , noting that the republic was among the first six countries as to the number of new infections per one million people , advising the authorities to take additional measures .
The republic ’ s Health Ministry says however that Belarus is on the coronavirus plateau and the infection spread is expected to decline soon .

"A total of 40,764 people tested positive for COVID-19. Over the entire period of the infection’s spread in the country, as many as 224 patients with chronic illnesses and confirmed coronavirus infection have died," the ministry said in a report.
MINSK, May 29. /TASS/. As many as 906 more coronavirus cases were confirmed in Belarus in the past day, with the overall number of such cases rising to 40,764. The daily death toll is five, the country’ Health Ministry reported on Friday.
As of May 29, as many as 17,390 patients earlier diagnosed with the novel coronavirus have recovered and have been discharged from hospitals. A total of 512,418 coronavirus tests have been conducted in Belarus, the statement says.
Belarus did not impose any coronavirus lockdown. The World Health Organization (WHO) insistently recommended that the Belarusian authorities enhance social distancing and prohibit mass events.
Nonetheless, Belarus held a large-scale military parade in Minsk on May 9 to mark the 75th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s Victory over Nazi Germany in the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War. Currently, a presidential campaign is underway in the republic, with the elections scheduled for August 9.
On May 26, World Bank presented economic forecasts for Belarus, noting that the republic was among the first six countries as to the number of new infections per one million people, advising the authorities to take additional measures. The republic’s Health Ministry says however that Belarus is on the coronavirus plateau and the infection spread is expected to decline soon.


tass--2020-05-29--US policy to quit int’l treaties to go global — expert

MOSCOW , May 29 .
/TASS/ .
The US administration ’ s policy to exit international treaties will be embraced by other countries , Valdai Discussion Club Research Director Fyodor Lukyanov told the first online session of the Primakov Readings forum centered on the post-COVID world .
`` A treaty is a product of the current state of international relations , balance of power and interests .
As long as this balance more or less corresponds to the one observed when these treaties were signed , they will be in effect , '' he said .
`` Then they cease @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a result of catastrophic events like wars , sometimes they die out as we are witnessing now . ''
According to the expert , the US initially `` long and ardently imposed something of their own on other states '' and then decided that they themselves do not need it and began looking for ways out of different treaties , leaving others `` slightly confused as to what to do next with that . ''
`` And most importantly , the ideology that dominates the US now and that will , unfortunately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is no need in these treaties as they constrain , while the biggest virtue and advantage is flexibility in this unclear and incomplete bipolarity , '' Lukyanov underlined , meaning the confrontation between the US and China .
According to the expert , the existing system of international treaties and agreements will not survive any way .
`` What should be guarded with our lives and maintained until the very last possible moment is the UN , of course , with its part relating to the UN Security Council and veto .
Because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thought , substitute to big war , '' Lukyanov concluded .
US President Donald Trump on May 21 announced the decision to quit the Treaty on Open Skies , that allowed participants to fly over any territories of its signatories to supervise the military activity .
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo clarified that the decision enters into force in six months , starting from May 22 .
Giving the reasoning behind this decision , the US side cited alleged numerous violations committed by Russia , while Moscow rejects these accusations and lays @ @ @ @ @ @ @ INF Treaty and the Iranian nuclear deal .

MOSCOW, May 29. /TASS/. The US administration’s policy to exit international treaties will be embraced by other countries, Valdai Discussion Club Research Director Fyodor Lukyanov told the first online session of the Primakov Readings forum centered on the post-COVID world.
"A treaty is a product of the current state of international relations, balance of power and interests. As long as this balance more or less corresponds to the one observed when these treaties were signed, they will be in effect," he said. "Then they cease to be active. Sometimes by collapse as a result of catastrophic events like wars, sometimes they die out as we are witnessing now."
According to the expert, the US initially "long and ardently imposed something of their own on other states" and then decided that they themselves do not need it and began looking for ways out of different treaties, leaving others "slightly confused as to what to do next with that." "And most importantly, the ideology that dominates the US now and that will, unfortunately, slowly spread further is that there is no need in these treaties as they constrain, while the biggest virtue and advantage is flexibility in this unclear and incomplete bipolarity," Lukyanov underlined, meaning the confrontation between the US and China.
According to the expert, the existing system of international treaties and agreements will not survive any way. "What should be guarded with our lives and maintained until the very last possible moment is the UN, of course, with its part relating to the UN Security Council and veto. Because this is the greatest achievement of political thought, substitute to big war," Lukyanov concluded.
US President Donald Trump on May 21 announced the decision to quit the Treaty on Open Skies, that allowed participants to fly over any territories of its signatories to supervise the military activity. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo clarified that the decision enters into force in six months, starting from May 22. Giving the reasoning behind this decision, the US side cited alleged numerous violations committed by Russia, while Moscow rejects these accusations and lays counterclaims. Earlier, Washington abandoned the INF Treaty and the Iranian nuclear deal.


tass--2020-05-29--85-year-old Leningrad siege survivor discharged from hospital after coronavirus recovery

ST. PETERSBURG , May 29 .
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Eighty-five-year-old Leningrad siege survivor , former doctor Nina Kremenetskaya was discharged from the Mariinskaya hospital in St. Petersburg after recovering from the coronavirus , the hospital ’ s press office told TASS on Friday .
`` Nina Valentinovna Kremenetskaya was delivered by an ambulance to the intensive care unit of the Mariinskaya hospital with the confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis on April 27 , 2020 .
She went the whole way of the patient : from the intensive care unit , the transfer to the infectious disease ward and her discharge from the hospital @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' the press office said .
Nina Kremenetskaya , a resident of Leningrad besieged by Nazi Germany in 1941-1944 , was born on April 25 , 1935 .
She graduated from the medical institute , receiving the diploma of a surgeon .
As a first-year student , she took part in the Virgin Lands campaign in the Soviet Union to develop vast tracts of steppe land for grain cultivation .
She subsequently worked at various health care institutions in the city , from the Sestroretsk hospital to the pediatric institute where she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ obstetrician to the chief doctor .
She holds the title of the Merited Doctor of Russia .
`` When I regained consciousness , I whispered only one word : ‘ live.
’ Thanks to doctors , I stayed alive .
There are a lot good people here : both the chief doctor and his deputy is a nice woman .
Thank you , '' Kremenetskaya said after her discharge from the hospital .
According to the latest data , a total of 15,215 coronavirus cases have been registered in St. Petersburg , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Moscow Region in the COVID-19 count .
A total of 5,113 coronavirus patients have recovered from the illness in the city while 178 people have died .

ST. PETERSBURG, May 29. /TASS/. Eighty-five-year-old Leningrad siege survivor, former doctor Nina Kremenetskaya was discharged from the Mariinskaya hospital in St. Petersburg after recovering from the coronavirus, the hospital’s press office told TASS on Friday.
"Nina Valentinovna Kremenetskaya was delivered by an ambulance to the intensive care unit of the Mariinskaya hospital with the confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis on April 27, 2020. She went the whole way of the patient: from the intensive care unit, the transfer to the infectious disease ward and her discharge from the hospital, which she left on her own," the press office said.
Nina Kremenetskaya, a resident of Leningrad besieged by Nazi Germany in 1941-1944, was born on April 25, 1935. She graduated from the medical institute, receiving the diploma of a surgeon. As a first-year student, she took part in the Virgin Lands campaign in the Soviet Union to develop vast tracts of steppe land for grain cultivation. She subsequently worked at various health care institutions in the city, from the Sestroretsk hospital to the pediatric institute where she moved up the career ladder from an obstetrician to the chief doctor. She holds the title of the Merited Doctor of Russia.
"When I regained consciousness, I whispered only one word: ‘live.’ Thanks to doctors, I stayed alive. There are a lot good people here: both the chief doctor and his deputy is a nice woman. Thank you," Kremenetskaya said after her discharge from the hospital.
According to the latest data, a total of 15,215 coronavirus cases have been registered in St. Petersburg, which is in third place after Moscow and the Moscow Region in the COVID-19 count. A total of 5,113 coronavirus patients have recovered from the illness in the city while 178 people have died.


tass--2020-05-29--Hainan's delegation submits more than 50 proposals at Beijing sessions

HAIKOU , May 29 .
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Hainan 's representatives at the session of the Chinese People 's Political Consultative Conference proposed 55 legislative initiatives , according to the Hainan Daily newspaper .
The news outlet writes that 19 members of the CPPCC from Hainan from May 28 began returning home from Beijing .
They took part in the discussion of the report on the work of the Chinese government , the draft of the first Civil Code in the country 's history and other documents .
As the newspaper writes , during the session the delegates paid special attention @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as well as improving the living standards of various categories of the population .
The delegation proposed more than fifty legislative initiatives on the promotion of Hainan 's free trade zone , environmentally friendly and high-quality economic development , and the increase of the people 's income .
According to the Hainan Daily , their counterparts in Beijing praised the delegation ’ s proposals and its highly professional work .
The third session of the 13th convocation of the NPC and session of the Chinese People 's Political Consultative Conference were originally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 5 .
However , due to the coronavirus pandemic , both were postponed till May 21-22 .
In addition , instead of the usual ten days , the sessions lasted one week .
Thus , their program was significantly adjusted and reduced , however , the parliamentarians had a very busy agenda .

HAIKOU, May 29. /TASS/. Hainan's representatives at the session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference proposed 55 legislative initiatives, according to the Hainan Daily newspaper.
The news outlet writes that 19 members of the CPPCC from Hainan from May 28 began returning home from Beijing. They took part in the discussion of the report on the work of the Chinese government, the draft of the first Civil Code in the country's history and other documents. As the newspaper writes, during the session the delegates paid special attention to facilitating reforms and developing the country, as well as improving the living standards of various categories of the population.
The delegation proposed more than fifty legislative initiatives on the promotion of Hainan's free trade zone, environmentally friendly and high-quality economic development, and the increase of the people's income. According to the Hainan Daily, their counterparts in Beijing praised the delegation’s proposals and its highly professional work.
The third session of the 13th convocation of the NPC and session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference were originally supposed to open on March 3 and 5. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, both were postponed till May 21-22. In addition, instead of the usual ten days, the sessions lasted one week. Thus, their program was significantly adjusted and reduced, however, the parliamentarians had a very busy agenda.


tass--2020-05-29--Serbian president to attend Victory Parade in Moscow

BELGRADE , May 29 .
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Serbia ’ s President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday he will come to @ @ @ @ @ attend the Victory Parade .
`` I have received an invitation from Moscow .
Naturally @ @ @ @ @ at the Victory Parade , '' he said in an interview with Serbia ’ s @ @ @ @ @ earlier he thought it was a `` special honor '' to be invited to the @ @ @ @ @ May 9 .
It was originally planned that 75 Serbian servicemen would take part in @ @ @ @ @ Parade on Moscow ’ s Red Square that was to be held on May 9 @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus pandemic .
Earlier this week , Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the parade @ @ @ @ @ 24 , the day when the first Victory Parade took place in Moscow 75 years @ @ @ @ @ Minister Sergei Shoigu to launch preparations for the parade and spare no effort to exclude @ @ @ @ @ those who would be involved .

BELGRADE, May 29. /TASS/. Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday he will come to Moscow on June 24 to attend the Victory Parade.
"I have received an invitation from Moscow. Naturally, I will represent Serbia at the Victory Parade," he said in an interview with Serbia’s Pink TV.
Vucic said earlier he thought it was a "special honor" to be invited to the Victory Parade in Moscow on May 9. It was originally planned that 75 Serbian servicemen would take part in the parade.
The Victory Parade on Moscow’s Red Square that was to be held on May 9 was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the parade would be held on June 24, the day when the first Victory Parade took place in Moscow 75 years ago. Putin ordered Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to launch preparations for the parade and spare no effort to exclude any possible health risks for those who would be involved.


tass--2020-05-29--Ceasefire in Libya failed completely, situation continues to deteriorate, says diplomat

MOSCOW , May 29 .
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The ceasefire in Libya , declared in January 2020 , failed completely , @ @ @ @ @ threatens catastrophic consequences to the country , Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Friday @ @ @ @ @ the situation in Libya continues to deteriorate .
The ceasefire declared in January failed completely @ @ @ @ @ full scale .
Meanwhile , the situation on the ground is significantly different from what @ @ @ @ @ declaration of ceasefire .
Thanks to massive outside aid , the balance of powers has @ @ @ @ @ .
`` We are certain that further prolongation of the ongoing crisis - which we @ @ @ @ @ - threatens Libya and its long-suffering people with catastrophic consequences , '' the diplomat added @

MOSCOW, May 29. /TASS/. The ceasefire in Libya, declared in January 2020, failed completely, and prolongation of the crisis threatens catastrophic consequences to the country, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Friday.
"We note that the situation in Libya continues to deteriorate. The ceasefire declared in January failed completely. The fighting resumed at full scale. Meanwhile, the situation on the ground is significantly different from what was at the time of declaration of ceasefire. Thanks to massive outside aid, the balance of powers has changed," she said.
"We are certain that further prolongation of the ongoing crisis - which we characterize as a systemic crisis - threatens Libya and its long-suffering people with catastrophic consequences," the diplomat added.


tass--2020-05-29--EU, US refuse to take part in Belgrade conference on COVID-19 attended by Russia and China

BELGRADE , May 29 .
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Representatives of the EU and the US have refused to take part in the conference dubbed The World After the Coronavirus , hosted by the Belgrade Strategic Dialogue foundation , Marko Djuric , director of the Serbia ’ s Office for Kosovo and Metohija , informed TASS on the sidelines of the conference on Friday .
`` I am proud that my city , Belgrade , is hosting such an inclusive forum to discuss political , economic and medical consequences of the coronavirus epidemic for humanity .
We have become the capital of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Russian Federation , China , Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic , Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic , numerous ministers and medical experts .
We have invited representatives of the EU and the USA , and I am disappointed that they have not come .
I hope that in the future , they will also take part in such meetings , because I think that the issue of the coronavirus and the cooperation in resolving such issues must not be considered through the prism of political competition .
This is what dialogue is all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opinions instead of repeating one ’ s own stance over and over again , like many are perhaps used to , '' Djuric stated .
Earlier , representatives of Western states in Serbia accused Russia and China of attempts to expand their influence during the pandemic .
Nevertheless , Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic stressed the role of Russian and Chinese aid to the country in his opening speech , noting that Belgrade will continue to cooperate with Moscow and Beijing despite Western pressure .
According to the latest figures , Serbia has documented @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths .
The lethality rate in the country reaches 2.13 % .
Earlier , Serbia requested Russia ’ s aid in fighting the pandemic .
From April 3 to May 18 , Russian units disinfected medical facilities and other buildings in 40 Serbian towns and settlements .
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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ corner of the globe , including Russia .
On March 11 , 2020 , the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic .

BELGRADE, May 29. /TASS/. Representatives of the EU and the US have refused to take part in the conference dubbed The World After the Coronavirus, hosted by the Belgrade Strategic Dialogue foundation, Marko Djuric, director of the Serbia’s Office for Kosovo and Metohija, informed TASS on the sidelines of the conference on Friday.
"I am proud that my city, Belgrade, is hosting such an inclusive forum to discuss political, economic and medical consequences of the coronavirus epidemic for humanity. We have become the capital of dialogue, which involves high representatives of the Russian Federation, China, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic, numerous ministers and medical experts. We have invited representatives of the EU and the USA, and I am disappointed that they have not come. I hope that in the future, they will also take part in such meetings, because I think that the issue of the coronavirus and the cooperation in resolving such issues must not be considered through the prism of political competition. This is what dialogue is all about, it is about hearing different opinions instead of repeating one’s own stance over and over again, like many are perhaps used to," Djuric stated.
Earlier, representatives of Western states in Serbia accused Russia and China of attempts to expand their influence during the pandemic. Nevertheless, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic stressed the role of Russian and Chinese aid to the country in his opening speech, noting that Belgrade will continue to cooperate with Moscow and Beijing despite Western pressure.
According to the latest figures, Serbia has documented 11,300 cases of COVID-19, including 241 deaths. The lethality rate in the country reaches 2.13%. Earlier, Serbia requested Russia’s aid in fighting the pandemic. From April 3 to May 18, Russian units disinfected medical facilities and other buildings in 40 Serbian towns and settlements.
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.


tass--2020-05-29--Russian PM calls on CIS countries to adopt pragmatic approach to fight against pandemic

MOSCOW , May 29 .
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Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS ) countries need to adopt a pragmatic @ @ @ @ @ pandemic , Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said during an online meeting of the CIS @ @ @ @ @ on Friday .
`` I am sure that a positive and pragmatic approach , as @ @ @ @ @ each other ’ s interests into account , will help us solve even the most @ @ @ @ @ he noted .
Mishustin particularly touched upon problems that labor migrants were facing amid the @ @ @ @ @ , foreign nationals `` found themselves stranded in other countries '' after flights had been @ @ @ @ @ responded to the situation and provided them with an opportunity to remain in Russia legally @ @ @ @ @ possible to help them return home and issued work permits to those who did not @ @ @ @ @ '' the Russian prime minister added .

MOSCOW, May 29. /TASS/. Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries need to adopt a pragmatic approach to combating the coronavirus pandemic, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said during an online meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of Government on Friday.
"I am sure that a positive and pragmatic approach, as well as willingness to take each other’s interests into account, will help us solve even the most complicated of tasks," he noted.
Mishustin particularly touched upon problems that labor migrants were facing amid the pandemic. According to him, foreign nationals "found themselves stranded in other countries" after flights had been cancelled.
"We promptly responded to the situation and provided them with an opportunity to remain in Russia legally. We clearly did everything possible to help them return home and issued work permits to those who did not plan to return home," the Russian prime minister added.


tass--2020-05-29--Russia reports biggest coronavirus daily death toll so far

Overall , the crisis center data shows 4,374 died from coronavirus in Russia or 1.13 % of all infections .
The mortality rate continues to slowly climb as last Friday it stood at 1 % .
MOSCOW , May 29 .
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The Russian anti-coronavirus crisis center on Friday reported 232 new coronavirus deaths in past 24 hours in the country , which is 30 % higher than previous record-highs set this week twice on Tuesday and Thursday .
In Moscow , the city where medical services identified 2,330 coronavirus deaths , the mortality rate is slightly higher ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1.3 % ) .
On Thursday , Moscow authorities presented reviewed mortality data for April updated in accordance with the national health ministry recommendations .
According to the authorities , the mortality rate turned out to be higher than crisis center reports showed - from 1.4 % to 2.8 % .
These numbers , however , still are much lower than the global average .
The Moscow health department recalled that New York ’ s death rate is as high as 10 % according to official data , while London ’ s mortality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number of newly confirmed cases in Russia rose by 8,572 to bring the total to 387,623 .
Therefore , the daily increase stands at 2.3 % just as yesterday .
However , the number of active cases is practically not rising anymore since there were 223,916 such cases on Thursday and 223,992 today , an increase of 76 cases ( 0.03 % ) .
The reproduction number ( R value ) of coronavirus in Russia dropped again to 0.95 from 0.97 .
At the same time , the country continues to ramp up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ watchdog informed the public that the country had performed 10 million tests , with almost one million tests carried out in four days as 9 million conducted coronavirus tests were reported on May 26 .
Moreover , recoveries are also steadily growing .
In the past 24 hours , 8,264 more people recovered , taking the total to 159,257 ( 41 % of all infections ) .
A week ago , on May 22 , the recovery share only crossed 30 % .
While Russian regions are generally extending lockdown measures , some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Region followed Moscow ’ s suit , announcing Thursday evening that outdoor exercises and walks will be allowed with strict adherence to consumer watchdog recommendations but without a walking schedule designating specific days when people living in different districts can go outside introduced in Moscow to limit the number of people outside at one time .
Moreover , parks , most shops and certain services will reopen as well .
In Moscow and the Moscow Region , the R value ( indispensable number when making decisions on lifting restrictions ) has been consistently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ respectively .
On Friday , Moscow saw it dropping to 0.83 , while the Moscow Region ’ s reproduction number remained unchanged at 0.94 .
St. Petersburg , the city with third highest number of infections in the country , also announced gradual easing of the coronavirus restrictions .
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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in every corner of the globe .
On March 11 , 2020 , the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic .

Overall, the crisis center data shows 4,374 died from coronavirus in Russia or 1.13% of all infections. The mortality rate continues to slowly climb as last Friday it stood at 1%.
MOSCOW, May 29. /TASS/. The Russian anti-coronavirus crisis center on Friday reported 232 new coronavirus deaths in past 24 hours in the country, which is 30% higher than previous record-highs set this week twice on Tuesday and Thursday.
In Moscow, the city where medical services identified 2,330 coronavirus deaths, the mortality rate is slightly higher (1.33% compared to yesterday’s 1.3%). On Thursday, Moscow authorities presented reviewed mortality data for April updated in accordance with the national health ministry recommendations. According to the authorities, the mortality rate turned out to be higher than crisis center reports showed - from 1.4% to 2.8%.
These numbers, however, still are much lower than the global average. The Moscow health department recalled that New York’s death rate is as high as 10% according to official data, while London’s mortality rate is above 20%.
Infection rate increase almost stopped
The number of newly confirmed cases in Russia rose by 8,572 to bring the total to 387,623. Therefore, the daily increase stands at 2.3% just as yesterday.
However, the number of active cases is practically not rising anymore since there were 223,916 such cases on Thursday and 223,992 today, an increase of 76 cases (0.03%).
The reproduction number (R value) of coronavirus in Russia dropped again to 0.95 from 0.97.
At the same time, the country continues to ramp up vital testing capabilities. The Russian consumer watchdog informed the public that the country had performed 10 million tests, with almost one million tests carried out in four days as 9 million conducted coronavirus tests were reported on May 26.
Moreover, recoveries are also steadily growing. In the past 24 hours, 8,264 more people recovered, taking the total to 159,257 (41% of all infections). A week ago, on May 22, the recovery share only crossed 30%.
Regions ease restrictions
While Russian regions are generally extending lockdown measures, some restrictions are eased simultaneously. The Moscow Region followed Moscow’s suit, announcing Thursday evening that outdoor exercises and walks will be allowed with strict adherence to consumer watchdog recommendations but without a walking schedule designating specific days when people living in different districts can go outside introduced in Moscow to limit the number of people outside at one time. Moreover, parks, most shops and certain services will reopen as well.
In Moscow and the Moscow Region, the R value (indispensable number when making decisions on lifting restrictions) has been consistently below 1 since May 11 and 15 respectively. On Friday, Moscow saw it dropping to 0.83, while the Moscow Region’s reproduction number remained unchanged at 0.94.
St. Petersburg, the city with third highest number of infections in the country, also announced gradual easing of the coronavirus restrictions.
Coronavirus pandemic
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.