“In Russia as a whole, we see a slowdown in growth rates, but the average daily incidence rate is very different in different regions of Russia,” she said.
Popova noted that "the situation is largely determined by the morbidity in the capitals - in Moscow and St. Petersburg, which account for about 40% of the daily registered number of newly diagnosed patients."
Popova also called the upcoming victory over the coronavirus "completely obvious".
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin also assessed the situation with coronavirus infection COVID-19 in Russia.