Russia confirmed 8,706 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the overall tally to 520,129, the national coronavirus response center said on Saturday

Russia confirmed 8,987 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the overall tally to 511,423, the national coronavirus response center said on Friday

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Wednesday that rushing with lifting coronavirus-related restrictions could have negative effects, noting that responsibility of the government and heads of regions for each decision they make to curb the spread of COVID-19 is extremely high

Experts of the Russian Federal Biomedical Agency (FMBA) said on Saturday they would partake in developing the international standard of the COVID-19 antigen, the molecule capable of triggering an immune response

The coronavirus pandemic is set to irreversibly change the world, so much so that humanity may be forced to reconsider its urban planning traditions and upkeep, according to experts who spoke with Sputnik on the subject