Yesterday, Russia recorded 6,248 new infections with the newly arrived virus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases locally to 739 thousand and 947, which is the fourth highest number of cases in the world.

Officials said 175 people died within 24 hours of contracting the virus, bringing the official death toll to 11,614 deaths.

The Russian health authorities announced the abolition of the obligation of all those coming to it to be quarantined for a period of 14 days due to the pandemic of the Corona virus, as of today.

The head of the Russian consumer rights watchdog, the chief Russian medical officer, Anna Popova, said that Russian citizens who arrive in the country will be able to present a document proving that they have undergone negative screening by PCR or for antibody to the Corona virus emerging abroad, or that the test will be performed in Russia during Three days after they arrive, or put themselves in sanitary insulation.

As for foreign citizens, Popova indicated that they will have to present a document proving that they have undergone a negative examination of the new Corona virus emerging abroad less than three days ago, or that the examination be carried out within Russia within three days after their arrival in exchange for money.

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