23 Mar 2020 09:47

Russia has 438 Covid-19 cases - PM Mishustin

MOSCOW. March 23 (Interfax) - Seventy-one new Covid-19 cases have been identified in Russia over the past 24 hours, bringing the overall number of such patients to 438, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said.

"In Russia, this situation has been unfolding not as acutely as in other countries, especially European ones. Seventy-one new cases have been registered in Russia over the past 24 hours. Seventeen people have recovered. The overall number of such patients stands at 438," Mishustin said at a meeting with deputy prime ministers on Monday morning.