During the pandemic, 9,219,912 cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Russia.

Earlier, the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova said that in Russia all patients with ARVI symptoms will be tested for coronavirus.

She also announced an increase in testing coverage for COVID-19.

State Duma Deputy Vasily Vlasov proposed to financially support children from the families of medical workers involved in the treatment of patients with COVID-19.

A copy of the letter addressed to Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova is at the disposal of RT.

Virologist Yevgeny Timakov, in an interview with FAN, gave a forecast regarding the situation with COVID-19 before the New Year holidays.