COVID-19 Cases In Russia Soar Past 145,000
Unemployed men gather on the side of a road with the hope of landing odd jobs in Dushanbe on April 10, 2020. – At an odd jobs market in the capital of Tajikistan, the crowds of desperate men hoping to land work are getting larger. Nozim KALANDAROV / AFP.Russia registered a near record in new daily coronavirus cases on Monday as total infections surpassed 145,000, cementing its position as the top reporter of new cases in Europe.
Russia is emerging as a new hotspot for the coronavirus as many countries in western Europe begin steps to ease lockdown measures after their rates of new infections and deaths dropped. Officials credit quick moves to close the country’s borders, as well as widespread testing and tracking of infections, but critics have cast doubts on the numbers.
Russia marks several public holidays in early May, including for Victory Day on May 9 to celebrate the defeat of Nazi Germany.
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