Russia does not have immediate plans to reimpose nationwide Covid lockdowns, Kremlin says

As the country reported 9,412 new coronavirus cases pushing the national total to 1,194,643

MOSCOW:

Russia does not plan to reimpose lockdowns across the country for now despite rising coronavirus cases, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday.

Russia reported 9,412 new coronavirus cases on Friday, its highest daily tally since May 23, pushing the national total to 1,194,643. Moscow, the epicentre of the outbreak earlier this year, registered 2,704 new cases overnight.

Moscow may reinstate tough measures if its 13 million population ignores Covid-19 protection rules, its mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Thursday, after returning to some restrictions which were in place earlier this year.