Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov is the most senior government figure to announce they had tested positive for the coronavirus. — Reuters pic
Health officials reported 10,028 new cases over the last 24 hours, bringing Russia’s total number of infections to 242,271. A majority of Russia’s new cases were registered in the capital, a government virus tally said, where Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has extended a lockdown until the end of May.
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