Russia

MOSCOW, November 7. /TASS/: The number of coronavirus cases in Russia for the second day in a row exceeds 20,000. Over the past day, 20,396 new cases were detected, the total number of infected increased to 1,753,836, the operational headquarters for the fight against coronavirus told reporters on Saturday.

In relative terms, according to the headquarters, the increase in two days does not exceed 1.2%.

MOSCOW, November 6. /TASS/: Two Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic missile-carrying bombers of Russia’s Aerospace Force performed a scheduled flight over the neutral waters of the Sea of Japan and the north-western Pacific, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Friday.

"The flight lasted over eight hours. At some sections of the route, the strategic missile-carrying bombers were escorted by Su-35S fighters of the Aerospace Force," the ministry said.

MOSCOW, November 6. /TASS/: The prospects for the onset of political certainty in the United States, including the victory of Joe Biden, as well as the monetary stimuli of world central banks push up the assets of new markets, and after that - the securities and currency of the Russian Federation. According to experts interviewed by TASS, the recovery of the domestic market should continue next week - the MOEX index may reach 3,000 points, and the ruble will strengthen to 76 rubles per dollar.

MOSCOW, November 6. /TASS/: An upward trend in new coronavirus infections is currently forecasted in Russia which requires additional measures, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Friday, stressing that the restrictions do not imply a lockdown.

MOSCOW, November 6. /TASS/: The number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in Russia over the past 24 hours has increased by 20,582, a record high nationwide since the beginning of the pandemic. The total number of the infections has reached 1,733,440, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Friday.

According to the crisis center, the relative daily growth has increased to 1.2%.

MOSCOW, November 6. /TASS/: Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has refuted the article published by the British tabloid The Sun, which claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to resign due to health problems. Peskov assured that Putin has no such plans, and that he is in excellent health.

"No," the spokesman said in response to a question on whether the president plans to resign. "He is in excellent health," Peskov added.

MOSCOW, November 5. /TASS/: An erroneous COVID-19 test does not affect a patient’s treatment if they have symptoms of the disease and the corresponding clinical picture, Sergei Avdeev, head of the Department of Pulmonology at the First Moscow State Medical University, informed.

Earlier, he said that a COVID-19 test can give a false negative result in about 30-40% of cases due to faulty extraction of biological material. He added that during the early stages of the disease, a positive test is more likely.

MOSCOW, November 5. /TASS/: Russia’s coronavirus cases rose by 19,404 in the past day, and the total case tally reached 1,712,858, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Thursday.

The average growth rate dropped from 1.2% to 1.1%. For a second day in a row more than 19,000 COVID-19 cases were recorded.

The lowest growth rates in the past day were registered in Dagestan (0.5%), the republics of Tatarstan, Chuvash and Mari El (0.6%), the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Region and the Moscow Region (0.7%).

MOSCOW, November 5. /TASS/: A batch of upgraded T-72B3 main battle tanks arrived for Russian troops, the press office of Uralvagonzavod defense manufacturer announced on Thursday.

"Uralvagonzavod (part of the state corporation Rostec) has dispatched a batch of upgraded T-72B3 tanks to the Defense Ministry of Russia," the press office said in a statement.

"The combat vehicles have received a new powerful engine, an advanced fire control system, a rear view camera and the driver mechanic’s display complex," the statement reads.

MOSCOW, November 5. /TASS/: Uncertainty over the US presidential election outcome could negatively affect global affairs, mostly the economy, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday.

"Any uncertainty in the most powerful world economy in one of the largest countries has and could potentially have negative consequences for global affairs, first of all for global economy," Peskov said. "Meanwhile, we will see how long this uncertainty period lasts and how strong this influence is," he noted.