“Indeed, the background is quite heavy now, the main force of the epidemiological strike fell on the regions, the wave went east from Moscow,” a Kremlin spokesman told reporters.
He noted that the situation requires "extremely energetic efforts" from both federal and regional authorities.
According to him, President Vladimir Putin receives all the information on the current situation with the coronavirus.
Over the past day, 17,347 cases of COVID-19 infection have been detected in Russia.
The total number of cases in the country since the beginning of the pandemic has reached 1,531,224.