Russia cemented its place as the European country reporting the highest number of new coronavirus infections Tuesday as its total cases soared passed 155,000.
A medical staff gets out from a tent of a testing point for the COVID-19 coronavirus in central Moscow on May 2, 2020. – Russia on Saturday reported its largest increase in coronavirus cases with the new infections rising by nearly 10,000 in a single day.
Health officials reported 10,102 new infections over the last 24 hours, a decrease of 531 cases from Sunday’s record surge, bringing Russia’s total to 155,370.Russia has emerged as a new coronavirus hotspot as many European countries unveil plans to ease lockdown measures after their numbers of new infections and deaths began to fall.
The number of new cases in Russia is significantly higher compared to other European countries, with the United Kingdom in second place reporting just under 4,000 new infections on Monday.
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