Almost 500 patients with coronavirus died in Russia in a day

This is reported by the operational headquarters for the fight against coronavirus.

A day earlier, 524 patients with COVID-19 died in the country.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a meeting with members of the government, called the increase in the death rate from coronavirus in the country alarming.

Professor of Virology at the Gamaleya Center Anatoly Altstein, in an interview with the NSN, recalled the risks of asymptomatic COVID-19.