“A decrease in the incidence of coronavirus is observed today in 51 regions of the Russian Federation, in 51 subjects,” the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers cites her speech on Telegram.

Popova added that incidence rates in Moscow fell by 45.5%, in the Moscow region by 51% and in St. Petersburg by 21%.

Former Chief Sanitary Doctor of Russia, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Deputy President of the Russian Academy of Education, ex-State Duma Deputy Gennady Onishchenko commented on the situation with the incidence of COVID-19 in an interview with NSN