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Watchdog chief says Russia’s coronavirus situation stable

To date, 485,253 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia

MOSCOW, June 9. /TASS/. The coronavirus situation in Russia is stable, the number of new cases is declining, Head of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing Anna Popova said on Tuesday.

"As of today, the situation is stable, there is a steady downward trend in the number of daily cases," she said during a meeting with Federation Council (the upper house of parliament) Speaker Valentina Matviyenko, members of the Presidential Council for the Implementation of State Policy in the Sphere of Protecting Family and Children and representatives of Russian regions.

Coronavirus pandemic

In late December 2019, Chinese officials notified the World Health Organization (WHO) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan, in central China. Since then, cases of the novel coronavirus - named COVID-19 by the WHO - have been reported in every corner of the globe, including Russia.

On March 11, 2020, the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. According to the latest statistics, over 7,210,900 people have been infected worldwide and more than 408,900 deaths have been reported. In addition, so far, over 3,550,900 individuals have recovered from the illness across the globe.

To date, 485,253 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 242,397 patients having recovered from the disease. Russia’s latest data indicates 6,142 fatalities nationwide. Earlier, the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation.