The World Health Organization (WHO) noted on Wednesday a " slow " decline in cases of infection with the new coronavirus in Russia, a few weeks before an election on a constitutional reform dear to Vladimir Putin.
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" We are seeing a real, albeit slow, decline in the infection index in Russia, especially in Moscow, " said Melita Vujnovic, WHO representative in Russia, during an online briefing. The spread of the epidemic has stabilized in Russia for a fortnight, according to the authorities, even if the country, which began a cautious deconfinement according to the regions on May 12, still registers between 8,000 and 9,000 new cases every day .
Thus, Russia officially listed on Wednesday 8,536 new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours and 178 deaths, while 8,972 people have recovered. In total, 432,277 positive cases of new coronavirus have been officially registered to date in the country, including 5,125 deaths, and approximately 196,000 people have recovered.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said the country could return to " normal life " on Monday and scheduled a vote on July 1 for adopting constitutional amendments, including one supposed to keep him in power until 2036. Originally scheduled for late April, this referendum had been postponed sine die due to the epidemic in Russia of the new coronavirus.
Considering the " pandemic" peak "passed in Russia, Vladimir Putin also ordered the holding on June 24 of a large military parade to mark the 75 years of the 1945 victory over Nazi Germany, originally scheduled for 9 but may also have been postponed due to the pandemic.
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