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Putin opens COVID drug plant as Russia reports daily record for cases, deaths

Reuters
Posted at Nov 26 09:25 PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday inaugurated a pharmaceutical plant in Siberia that will manufacture drugs to treat COVID-19 as the country reported record high numbers of new coronavirus infections and deaths. Read more »

Russia says Sputnik COVID-19 vaccine to cost under $20

Andrew Osborn and Polina Nikolskaya, Reuters
Posted at Nov 24 09:42 PM

MOSCOW - Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine will cost under $20 per person on international markets and Moscow aims to produce more than a billion doses at home and abroad next year, its financial backers and developers said on Tuesday.   Read more »

Russia reports record 25,173 new coronavirus cases

Reuters
Posted at Nov 23 11:14 PM

Russia reported a record 25,173 new coronavirus infections on Monday as the Kremlin said it was up to regional authorities to decide what measures needed to be imposed in their regions to curb its spread.   Read more »

Russian COVID-19 cases pass 2 million; minister urges regions to act

Reuters
Posted at Nov 20 12:57 AM

MOSCOW - Russia's health minister urged regional leaders on Thursday to take further steps to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, as the country's COVID-19 case tally passed 2 million and the number of daily deaths and infections hit new highs.   Read more »

EU warns Hungary against use of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine

Francesco Guarascio, Reuters
Posted at Nov 19 09:35 PM

BRUSSELS - Hungary's plans to import and possibly use Russia's touted Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine raise safety concerns and could damage trust in potential shots, the European Commission said, opening a new front in the EU's fraught relations with Budapest.  Read more »

COVID deaths spike, beds near capacity in Russia as infected governor sparks anger

Reuters
Posted at Nov 19 01:59 AM

MOSCOW - A Russian regional governor's decision to be treated for COVID-19 in a private Moscow clinic rather than in his own region drew public criticism on Wednesday, as Russia reported a new record daily high of 456 coronavirus-related deaths.   Read more »

Russia says coronavirus mutations appearing in Siberia; deaths hit record daily high

Reuters
Posted at Nov 17 10:35 PM

MOSCOW - Mutations in the coronavirus are appearing in Siberia, the head of Russia's consumer health watchdog said on Tuesday, as the country reported a record daily high of 442 deaths from COVID-19.   Read more »

Russia, Ukraine post record high jump in daily COVID-19 cases

Reuters
Posted at Nov 14 05:10 PM

MOSCOW/KIEV— Russia and Ukraine on Saturday posted record single-day reporting of new COVID-19 figures, as the coronavirus pandemic continued to grip the world.  Read more »

Russia set to start post-registration trials for second COVID-19 shot

Reuters
Posted at Nov 11 11:19 PM

Post-registration trials of Russia's second COVID-19 vaccine are expected to start on Sunday, Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova said, as authorities urged the population to cancel year-end holiday plans. Read more »

Moscow to close bars and restaurants overnight as Russia's COVID-19 cases climb

Reuters
Posted at Nov 10 10:16 PM

MOSCOW - Bars, clubs and restaurants in Moscow face two months of overnight closures to reduce the spread of COVID-19, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Tuesday, as Russia's daily tally of cases exceeded 20,000.   Read more »

Russia reports record daily rise in COVID-19 cases; watchdog calls for more restrictions

Reuters
Posted at Nov 09 11:34 PM

MOSCOW - Russia reported a record high of 21,798 new coronavirus infections on Monday as the authorities called for stricter measures to contain the virus in certain regions.   Read more »

Moscow plans vaccinations as Russia's COVID-19 cases hit record amid doctor shortage

Reuters
Posted at Oct 31 02:26 AM

Authorities in Moscow were preparing for mass vaccinations against COVID-19 and Russia's daily tally of infections rose past 18,000 to a record high amid a shortage of doctors across the country, the Kremlin said on Friday.   Read more »

Russia's COVID-19 vaccine trial paused as clinics run short of shots

Polina Ivanova and Gleb Stolyarov, Reuters
Posted at Oct 29 11:37 PM

Russia has temporarily stopped vaccinating new volunteers in its COVID-19 vaccine trial due to high demand and a shortage of doses, a representative at the firm running the study said on Thursday, in a setback for Moscow's ambitious plan to roll out the shot. Read more »

Russia orders wider use of face masks, recommends bar closures as infections rise

Reuters
Posted at Oct 27 11:52 PM

Russia on Tuesday ordered people across the country to wear face masks in some public places and asked regional authorities to consider an overnight curfew on bars and restaurants after a surge in coronavirus cases. Read more »

Moscow expands hospital bed capacity as Russia's COVID-19 death toll passes 25,000

Reuters
Posted at Oct 22 10:32 PM

Russia has started opening temporary clinics and repurposing hospitals in the capital to cope with the rising numbers of coronavirus patients, Moscow's deputy mayor said on Thursday, as the nationwide death toll from the virus passed 25,000. Read more »

Russia not planning lockdowns despite record high COVID-19 deaths - Kremlin

Reuters
Posted at Oct 21 09:55 PM

Russia is not planning to impose any further lockdowns to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kremlin said on Wednesday, after it notched up a record daily death toll of 317.   Read more »

Putin says Russia approves second COVID-19 vaccine

Reuters
Posted at Oct 14 10:03 PM

MOSCOW - Russia has granted regulatory approval to a second COVID-19 vaccine, a delighted President Vladimir Putin announced at a government meeting on Wednesday.   Read more »

Russia's daily coronavirus cases, deaths rise to record highs

Reuters
Posted at Oct 13 11:38 PM

MOSCOW - Russia on Tuesday reported record high daily coronavirus cases and deaths, pushing total infections to 1,326,178, but authorities said they do not plan to impose lockdowns across the vast country. Read more »

Moscow restricts transport for students and elderly as COVID-19 cases jump

Reuters
Posted at Oct 06 10:11 PM

MOSCOW - Russia's daily tally of new coronavirus cases rose to its highest since May 11 on Tuesday, prompting Moscow to take measures to keep students and the elderly off the city's sprawling public transport network.   Read more »

Russians were urged to return to normal life, except for Putin

Anton Troianovski, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 02 10:58 PM

The officials from a secretive Russian security force seemed to know exactly what they wanted when they reached out to Olga Izranova’s company last spring.   Read more »