The day before, 4,785 cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the country.

Earlier, the RDIF said that post-registration clinical trials of the first Russian vaccine against coronavirus, Sputnik V, would begin next week.

In parallel with the research, health workers will be vaccinated.

Virologist, Doctor of Medical Sciences Anatoly Altstein, in an interview with NSN, spoke about possible options for the development of the situation with COVID-19.