Via The Moscow Times: Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | June 25. Excerpt:
Russia has confirmed 5,409,088 cases of coronavirus and 132,064 deaths, according to the national coronavirus information center. Russia’s total excess fatality count since the start of the coronavirus pandemic is around 475,000.
June 25: What you need to know today
• Russia on Friday confirmed 20,393 new coronavirus cases, the highest number since January, and 601 deaths.
• Moscow recorded 7,916 cases and an all-time high of 98 deaths. St. Petersburg also recorded an almost all-time high of 98 deaths. Moscow authorities reimposed work-from-home restrictions Friday as the Russian capital posted a new daily record for Covid-19 deaths due to a surging outbreak of the Delta variant. In a decree published on his website, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin ordered that businesses cut their number of in-office workers by 30% from June 28. Vaccinated employees would be excluded, the decree said, adding that all workers aged over 65 as well as those with pre-existing conditions would have to work from home.
• Russia is investigating reports of the first Delta Plus coronavirus variant infections within its borders, the country’s consumer protection watchdog told the state-run RIA Novosti news agency Friday.
