The day before, Moscow’s COVID-19 response centre said that people younger than 45 account for nearly 50 percent of the new coronavirus patients registered in the Russian capital, with the infection confirmed in 17 more children.
Chief Public Health Official Anna Popova said on Saturday that a significant number of Russian citizens are not violating self-isolation regime amid the coronavirus disease pandemic.
According to Popova, a total of 96 percent of coronavirus infections occur through droplets, and the other 4 percent of cases are airborne.
The official also noted that Russian health authorities are currently conducting between 34,000 and 37,000 tests for COVID-19 per day, and this number is set to rise.
According to the recent official data provided bu the World Health Organisation, the total number of people infected with COVID-19 reached 976,249 as of Friday, while the number of fatalities reached 50,489.
At the same time, the number of coronavirus cases registered in Russia has reached 4,731 with 43 fatalities.
Sourse: sputniknews.com
