Over 1.3Mln COVID-19 Tests Conducted In Russia, 141,000 People Monitored - Watchdog

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 13th April, 2020) Over 1.3 million tests to detect the coronavirus have been conducted in Russia so far, with 141,000 people remaining under medical monitoring due to suspicions of being infected, the country's consumer rights watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, said on Monday.

"Over 1.3 million tests for coronavirus have been conducted in the Russian Federation. As many as 141,000 people remain under medical surveillance," Rospotrebnadzpor said in a statement.

Russia has confirmed 15,770 coronavirus cases so far. The death toll has reached 130.