In Russia, 445 patients with coronavirus died per day

This is reported by the operational headquarters for control and monitoring of the situation with coronavirus.

518 patients with coronavirus died in Russia yesterday.

Earlier, Russian leader Vladimir Putin said that the COVID-19 pandemic has become a serious challenge for the economy and social sphere of Russia, as well as a difficult test for ordinary citizens.

Professor of the Department of Virology at the Belozersky Institute of Moscow State University Alexei Agranovsky, in an interview with the FAN, commented on the emergence of a new strain of coronavirus in the UK and South Africa.