Russia has confirmed 4,474,610 cases of coronavirus and 95,818 deaths, according to the national coronavirus information center. According to figures published by state statistics agency Rosstat, Russia’s real coronavirus death toll stands at 131,118, with the virus present in another 69,314 deaths.
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Kremlin says pressure on countries to reject Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine is unprecedented
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that pressure on some countries to refuse to buy Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 was at unprecedented levels but had no chance of succeeding. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the remarks when asked to comment on a U.S. government report which appeared to show that the United States had...
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Russia reports 14,861 new COVID19 cases, 502 deaths in past 24 hours
Russia reported 14,861 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including 1,963 in Moscow, taking the national infection tally to 4,057,698 since the pandemic began. Authorities said 502 people had died in the last 24 hours, pushing the official death toll to 79,696. — Reuters
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Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine 91.6% effective: Lancet study
Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine is 91.6 percent effective against symptomatic Covid-19, according to results published in The Lancet on Tuesday that independent experts said allayed transparency concerns over the jab, which Moscow is already rolling out. Sputnik V — named after the Soviet-era satellite — was approved in Russia months before results from its final-stage...