Russia Reports Record High Daily COVID-19 Cases... Japan Hits 15,000

[Asia Economy Reporter Woo Su-yeon] The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Russia surpassed 15,000 per day, setting a new record once again.

On the 16th (local time), the Russian government's COVID-19 Import and Spread Prevention Headquarters announced that 15,150 new cases were confirmed across 85 regions throughout Russia in one day, bringing the total confirmed cases to 1,369,313.

The increase in new confirmed cases on this day rose by 1,390 compared to the previous day (13,754), breaking the record once again.

Russia's total confirmed cases rank fourth in the world, following the United States, India, and Brazil. Since the daily new confirmed cases on the 9th (12,126) surpassed the previous record of 11,656 set on May 11, Russia has been setting new daily records consecutively.

New confirmed cases in the capital, Moscow, have re-entered the 5,000 range per day, with COVID-19 spreading rapidly. On this day, Moscow reported 5,049 new confirmed cases, bringing the total confirmed cases to 352,995.

The Moscow city government has mandated that visitors to nightclubs and discotheques operating at night from next week must register their phone numbers as a measure to block the spread of COVID-19. Additionally, from the 5th to the 18th, a two-week early autumn vacation was implemented for elementary, middle, and high schools in the city. From the 19th, when the vacation ends, classes will be conducted remotely for two weeks.

If the current spread continues, Russian authorities are also considering additional measures such as further restrictions on the use of public facilities or movement restrictions.

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