“Indeed, the Kremlin is concerned about the statistics, we see that the epidemic is spreading very strongly,” he said.

Peskov noted that "this is why very energetic measures are being taken in order to encourage all of our people to observe strict precautions."

According to the operational headquarters, 15,150 new cases of coronavirus infection were recorded in Russia per day.

The total number of detected cases for the entire period of the epidemic in the country reached 1,369,313.