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Russia Passes 2 Million Covid-19 Cases As Deaths Hit High
- Record 23,610 cases, 463 deaths reported in last day
- Kremlin so far avoiding national lockdown amid economy fears
Medical workers treat a patient inside a temporary Covid-19 hospital at the Krylatskoye Ice Palace in Moscow.
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The number of Covid-19 infections in Russia surpassed 2 million, pushing the country’s hospital system to the brink amid a record amount of new daily cases.
There were 23,610 new coronavirus cases in the last day, with 463 deaths, both records since the start of the epidemic, the government’s virus response center said Thursday. Russia has the fifth-most cases globally, after the U.S., Brazil, India and France.