Over the past 24 hours, 9,268 new cases of coronavirus have been detected in Russia, of which the largest number are in Moscow - 2,595, Moscow region - 757, St. Petersburg - 369, and Nizhny Novgorod region - 301.

During the day, 4 414 people were cured of the disease, 138 patients died.

For all the time, 405 843 cases of COVID-19 were registered in the country, 4 693 people died, 171 883 patients recovered.

The Rospotrebnadzor reported that in Russia more than 10.6 million tests for the detection of coronavirus infection have already been conducted. About 305 thousand people are under medical supervision due to suspected COVID-19.

More than 80% of people whose coronavirus was confirmed in Moscow, under 65 years old, specified in the operational headquarters to control the spread of the disease.

“In total in Moscow, to date, 180,791 cases of coronavirus have been recorded. 40.4% of new cases are people aged 18 to 45 years old, 34.9% - from 46 to 65 years old, 10.8% - from 66 to 79 years old, another 5.5% - over 80 years old. Also, 8.4% of those affected are children, ”RIA Novosti quoted the headquarters as saying.

The head doctor of the Filatov hospital Valery Vechorko, in turn, said that 546 people undergo treatment for COVID-19 in the institution, of which 156 patients are in intensive care, 49 are on mechanical ventilation.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health approved the first drug in Russia against coronavirus infection Avifavir.

On the website of the state register of medicines, it is specified that the trade name of the drug is Avifavir, and the international non-proprietary or grouping or chemical name is Favipiravir.

In turn, the Russian Direct Investment Fund said that the drug will not go to pharmacies for free sale, but will be used in hospitals under medical supervision.

“The drug will not go on sale in pharmacies and can only be used in hospitals under the supervision of a doctor ... The drug is strictly prohibited for use by pregnant women and during family planning,” the RFPI Interfax quoted the press service as saying.

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Recall, on the eve it became known that the specialists of the Novosibirsk Scientific Center "Vector" have developed a vaccine against coronavirus infection, which can be instilled into the nose. The director general of the center Rinat Maksyutov said that clinical trials should begin in late June - early July and be completed in September. 

Meanwhile, the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova, in an interview with the TV channel "Russia 1" clarified recommendations for citizens on wearing medical masks. She said that the Russians relaxing on the beach are allowed not to wear them. A fragment of the interview was published on the journalist Pavel Zarubin's Instagram page.

“We did not offer and do not offer masks on the beach, but the distance between vacationers - yes ... there must be a social distance, this is also mandatory on the beach,” Popova emphasized.

Recall that the Russian government on June 1 will begin to phase out the restrictive measures in the field of domestic tourism. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko during a May 25 press conference.

“For us, of course, the priority is the safe and controlled launch of domestic tourism in the first half of the summer. Starting June 1, the government will systematically and accurately begin to lift restrictions. At the first stage, sanatoriums with a medical license will be opened, ”he said.

In parallel with this, the Cabinet is working on the rules for the further opening of the tourism industry - hotels, resorts, beaches, cruises.

Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov, who had been ill with a coronavirus, in the program “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin ”talked about the symptoms of the disease. He noted that the onset of the disease felt similar to the flu.

“It all starts not so seriously. On the day when I was apparently infected, I went in for sports for half an hour and a half and ran for seven kilometers, just felt a surge of strength and enjoyed my physical and moral condition, ”said Peskov.

The next day, according to Peskov, his temperature rose, his sense of smell disappeared, and he also ceased to distinguish the taste of food.

“You can't tell strawberries from chicken,” he added.

The illness of the press secretary of Vladimir Putin became known on May 12. He was hospitalized with his wife Tatyana Navka. At the beginning of this week, Dmitry Peskov was discharged from the medical institution.

According to the World Health Organization, 5,819,962 cases of coronavirus infection were detected in the world. The total number of victims of COVID-19 exceeded 360 thousand people.