“In Moscow, 73 patients have died, who were diagnosed with pneumonia and received a positive test result for coronavirus infection,” the statement said.

The day before, 68 people with coronavirus infection died in the capital.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin admitted that the situation with coronavirus in the city could worsen in the coming weeks.

Doctor, Director of the Scientific Information Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Viral Infections Georgy Vikulov, in an interview with Nation New, spoke about measures to combat COVID-19.