— Russia confirmed 8,835 new coronavirus infections Sunday, bringing the country’s official number of cases to 528,964.
clinical trials of the world’s first coronavirus vaccine using human volunteers.
— Russia will close its land borders with Poland and Norway to foreigners in a bid to limit the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said. A group suspected of attempting to sell 100 counterfeit ventilators used to treat coronavirus patients have been detained after an armed confrontation outside Moscow, news outlets reported Wednesday. — Moscow City Duma deputy Mikhail Timonov has reportedly tested positive for coronavirus. — Turkish Airlines will resume flights between Turkey and six Russian cities starting Aug. 1, the airline. — The rector of Moscow's Yelokhovo Cathedral, Archpriest Alexander Ageykin, has reportedly died from coronavirus. Russia confirmed 5,765 new coronavirus infections, taking the country's official number of cases to 812,485. — Russia will ban the entry of foreign nationals and stateless people from March 18 to May 1 in response to the coronavirus outbreak, the government said. — Russia confirmed 7,523 new Covid-19 cases Saturday, bringing the country’s official number of cases to 1,143,571 as the number of new infections across the country continues to rise. — The head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund which is funding coronavirus vaccine research called Russia's race to develop the world's first coronavirus vaccine "a Sputnik moment," comparing it to the Soviet Union's 1957 launch of the world's first satellite. Muslims across Russia on the Eid al-Fitr holiday, a feast marking the end of the month-long fast of Ramadan. The sparsely populated northern Komi Republic is one of Russia’s coronavirus hotspots. — Russia confirmed 5,862 new coronavirus infections, bringing the country’s official number of cases to 789,190. Russia confirmed 4,785 new coronavirus infections, bringing the country’s official number of cases to 942,106.
Healthcare workers say the death toll is much higher. 2,186 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, bringing the country’s official number of cases up to 15,770 and marking a one-day record in new cases.
— Russia's consumer protection watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, has ordered Russia's regions to test everyone who has been in Europe in the past two weeks for the coronavirus. — Russia confirmed 6,562 new coronavirus infections, bringing the country’s official number of cases to 700,792. — President Vladimir Putin has eased Russia’s “non-working” period imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus even as Russia emerges as Europe’s new coronavirus hotspot.
— Moscow confirmed more than 1,000 coronavirus cases for the first time since June 23. The agency later backtracked, with its press service saying that the figure was "not official" and was based on "data circulating on the internet.". 8,338 new coronavirus infections, bringing the country’s official number of cases to 370,680. — St. Petersburg has banned events and gatherings with more than 50 attendees as well as all sporting and cultural events. The matches, which have been suspended since March 17, will be held without spectators. U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday offered to send ventilators to Russia.