Over the past day in 84 regions of Russia, 9035 new cases of COVID-19 were detected. According to the operational headquarters, 40.1% of new patients with coronavirus infection did not have clinical manifestations of the disease.

In the previous 24 hours, 9,268 cases of coronavirus were confirmed in the Russian Federation, the day before - 8,952. Since the start of the epidemic, 414,878 cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the country, the number of active cases to date is 234,146.

A total of 175 877 (42.39%) people recovered, including 3994 - over the past day. However, 4855 (1.17%) patients died from complications that developed against the background of coronavirus infection and concomitant diseases. During the day, 162 people died.

In Moscow, which accounts for more than 44% of cases recorded in Russia, 2297 new infections were confirmed (2595 and 2367 in the previous two days). Also, a significant number of new patients with COVID-19 were detected in the Moscow region (728), St. Petersburg (364), Nizhny Novgorod (315), Sverdlovsk (283) and Irkutsk (229) regions.

  • RT map: distribution of COVID-19 cases by region of Russia
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According to Rospotrebnadzor, more than 10.9 million tests for the presence of a new type of coronavirus infection were carried out in the country, including 280 thousand over the past day. As of May 31, almost 305 thousand people remain under medical supervision.

Earlier, the head of the department, Anna Popova, on the Russia 24 television channel, expressed the opinion that “unlimited growth of testing” is not supposed in Russia and this is not necessary. She added that Rospotrebnadzor is working on the creation of rapid tests for the diagnosis of coronavirus, specifying that with this method, the study error is greatly increased. In this regard, such tests can be used with certain reservations, said Popova.

The head of Rospotrebnadzor emphasized that one should not wait for the simultaneous removal of restrictions imposed due to coronavirus, although the situation with COVID-19 in the country shows positive dynamics.

“Russia will not immediately leave the situation, at least from the regime of restrictions. The subjects come out in different ways, but we hope that this process will be successful ... there is dynamics, the process is ongoing, it is positive, ”Popova said.

She added that the number of subjects where the distribution rate of coronavirus decreases is increasing every day. According to Popova, this is a sign of the successful passage of the epidemiological situation that today exists in Russia.

A new stage of lifting restrictions in Moscow

Recall that on June 1, Moscow began the second phase of lifting restrictions imposed in connection with the epidemic of coronavirus. Muscovites of all ages will be able to go out for walks and sports in accordance with the schedule posted on the Moscow government website. Such walks are allowed no more than three times a week (twice on weekdays and once on a weekend).

At the same time, people who are ill with COVID-19, people with a suspicion of this disease or with symptoms of SARS, as well as those who live with them, can still not go out. Similar measures continue to apply to those who observe self-isolation in accordance with a doctor’s order.

Along with this, parks and green areas will open in the city, and bicycle rental will resume. In addition, a number of non-food trade enterprises and services will return to work, in particular, car dealerships, a number of hypermarkets, dry cleaners, laundries, shoe and clothing repair shops, car washes, tire changers and other organizations.

It should be noted that when exiting the street it is necessary to use masks or respirators, and in shops, public transport and at work gloves should also be used.

Against this background, the leading researcher at the Gamalei Epidemiology and Microbiology Center, virologist Viktor Larichev, in an interview with the Moscow Talking radio station, expressed the opinion that building respirators can be considered the most effective personal protective equipment against coronavirus.

“They’re probably filtering better, because they are specially made of such a material that it is the dust that traps, dust that is smaller than droplets. The medical mask will not hold up the dust, but the respirator will hold up, ”the expert said.