"Currently, the epidemiological process is in a phase of stabilization with a downward trend," Gorelova quotes TASS.

According to data as of March 9, 9,445 cases of coronavirus infection were detected in Russia during the day.

In total, 4,342,474 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed since the beginning of the epidemic.

URA.RU reported that a professor at the Belozersky Institute of Moscow State University, Alexei Agranovsky, gave a forecast regarding a pandemic in Russia.