Over the past 24 hours, 8,726 new cases of coronavirus have been detected in Russia, of which the largest number in Moscow is 1855.

The total number of registered cases of COVID-19 in the country reached 449 834, 212 680 people were cured of the disease, 5 528 patients died.

About 85% of citizens who were diagnosed with coronavirus per day turned out to be under 65 years old, specified in the operational headquarters to combat the spread of the disease.

“42% of new cases are people aged 18 to 45 years, 33.7% - from 46 to 65 years old, 10.3% - from 66 to 79 years old, another 5% - over 80 years old. Also, 9% of the cases are children, ”the RIA Novosti news agency reports.

The Rospotrebnadzor, in turn, said that more than 12 million tests for the detection of coronavirus infection have already been conducted in the country. Under medical supervision due to suspected COVID-19 are 317 thousand people.

Meanwhile, Vladimir Yefimov, deputy mayor of the capital for economic policy and property and land relations, during a meeting of the operational headquarters for the Moscow economy noted that the most severe period of restrictions on coronavirus in the city is behind us.

“We are successively opening up sectors of the economy, and now we are faced with the task of not only stopping the problems of the forced suspension of activity, but also promptly returning to economic growth. I want to emphasize that the most acute period of restrictions is behind, ”said Efimov.

Recall, on the eve of Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced plans to remove by July 1 most of the restrictive measures established in the capital as part of the fight against the spread of coronavirus infection. Weakening will occur within the schedule. It is expected to be presented on Monday, June 8th.

“Judging by how Muscovites responsibly approach all these events, requirements, how work is carried out at enterprises, both trade and services, and industrial, I think that we will maintain this schedule and will step by step remove all restrictions and to return to normal life, ”the mayor said on the air of the Russia 24 television channel.

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Russian regions in which the epidemiological situation is normalizing also continue to consistently weaken restrictive measures.

So, in Primorye from June 7 quarantine for those arriving in the region is canceled. The regional government explained that all those arriving in the territory of the region from COVID-19 dysfunctional regions, both by air and by land, will have to fill out a questionnaire according to the model established by Rospotrebnadzor.

The governor of the Khabarovsk Territory Sergey Furgal also said that since June 11, it is planned to remove the regime of self-isolation in the region. He added that on Monday, the phased commissioning of cafes, restaurants, fitness clubs will begin, and kindergartens and clinics will also open from June 11-12.

“Today in the region the situation is tense and stable. But what pleases is that stabilization has occurred. Within two weeks, the same number of detected infected. The number of recovered people is growing, ”he said on Instagram.

The governor added that children's camps could open in July in accordance with the recommendations of Rospotrebnadzor.

It also became known that volunteer servicemen who arrived on June 3 at a special medical facility at the 48th Central Research Institute of the Russian Ministry of Defense to test a new vaccine against COVID-19 were placed on a 14-day isolation camp. This was reported by the press service of the defense department.

“Isolation is carried out in order to exclude the possibility of infection of military personnel and medical personnel before vaccination. For 14 days, volunteer soldiers will be examined daily by doctors of a medical institution, including measurements of blood pressure, pulse, thermometry and other procedures, ”the Ministry of Defense said.

Also, volunteers will be tested daily for the absence of coronavirus infection.

Earlier it was reported that developed by the 48th Central Research Institute of the Ministry of Defense in conjunction with the National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology named after NF Gamalei vaccine has passed preclinical trials in large and small animals. The defense department selected 50 volunteers, including five women, to conduct clinical trials of the coronavirus vaccine.