MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 27th April, 2021) Russian consumer rights watchdog Rospotrebnadzor said in a statement that weekly epidemic thresholds for the incidence of acute respiratory viral infections (ARVI) had been exceeded in nine Russian regions.
"In the 16th week of 2021, in terms of the entire population, weekly epidemic thresholds for ARVI incidence have been exceeded in nine constituent entities [of the Russian Federation]," Rosbotrebnadzor said.
More than 85.9 million people (59 percent of the country's population) have been vaccinated against influenza in Russia, it said.
