The growth of new cases of coronavirus in Russia has stopped, said the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova in the program “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin” on the channel “Russia 24”.
“There is practically no day by day growth. Stabilization is observed throughout the country, all regions have ensured that the situation is stabilizing, and this, of course, is the result of such a careful attitude to our health”, – she said.
However, to reduce the risk of getting COVID-19, precautions will need to be followed in the summer, Popova added.
The number of detected cases of coronavirus infection in Russia reached 281,752, more than 57 thousand patients were cured, 2631 died. Over the past day, 9709 new cases were registered – 509 more than on May 16.
In total, according to the World Health Organization, SARS-CoV-2 infected 4.4 million people, more than 302 thousand of them die.