Covidpatienter döda i sjukhusbrand i Ryssland

The COVID-19 pandemic spread to Russia on 31 January 2020, when two Chinese tourists in Tyumen, Siberia and Chita, Russian Far East tested positive for the virus, with both cases being contained. Early prevention measures included restricting the border with China and extensive testing. The infection spread from Italy on 2 March, leading to additional measures such as cancelling events, closing schools, theatres and museums, shutting the border, and declaring a non-working period which lasted up to 11 May, having been extended twice. By the end of March, lockdowns were imposed in the vast majority of federal subjects, including Moscow. By 17 April, cases were confirmed in all federal subjects. On 27 April, the number of confirmed cases surpassed those in China and on 30 April, it surpassed 100,000. As of 11 May, Russia has 221,344 confirmed cases, 39,801 recoveries, 2,009 deaths, and over 5.6 million tests performed, ranking third in number of confirmed cases. The city of Moscow is currently the most affected federal subject, having the majority of confirmed cases.