Moscow mayor announces 'non-working' week as virus cases surge
June 12, 2021 / 7:17 PM
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Servicemen of the Russian Ministry for Civil Defence wearing protective gear, disinfects Moscow's Belorussky railway station, amid the Covid-19 ...
Sharjah 24 – AFP: Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin on Saturday announced a 'non-working' week in the Russian capital and other measures to curb the spread of coronavirus infections amid a sluggish vaccination campaign.
Russia reported 13,510 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, the fifth day of a sharp rise that has taken the daily infection tally to a three-month high.
The new cases reported in the last 24 hours brought the national tally to 5,193,964. The government’s coronavirus task force said 399 more people had died, pushing the national death toll to 126,073.
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