Over 9.4Mln COVID-19 Tests Conducted In Russia - Watchdog

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 27th May, 2020) Over 9.4 million tests to detect COVID-19 have been conducted in Russia since the beginning of the outbreak, and 296,000 people across the country remain under medical monitoring as suspected virus carries, the national public health watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, said on Wednesday.

"Over 9.4 million coronavirus tests have been conducted in the Russian Federation. As many as 296,000 people remain under medical monitoring," Rospotrebnadzor said in a statement.

As many as 255,000 tests have been conducted in Russia in the past 24 hours, the watchdog specified.