MOSCOW (HRNW) – Russia cemented its place as the European country reporting the highest number of new coronavirus infections Tuesday as its total cases soared passed 155,000.
Health officials reported 10,102 new infections over the last 24 hours, a decrease of 531 cases from Sunday s record surge, bringing Russia s total to 155,370.
Russia has emerged as a new coronavirus hotspot as many European countries unveil plans to ease lockdown measures after their numbers of new infections and deaths began to fall.
The number of new cases in Russia is significantly higher compared to other European countries, with the United Kingdom in second place reporting just under 4,000 new infections on Monday.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, the highest ranking official to contract the infection, is now “feeling normal” spokesperson Boris Belyakov, said Tuesday
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