Original title: the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Russia reached a record high in a single day. Source: Xinhuanet

Xinhua News Agency, Moscow, April 26 (Reporter Lu Jinbo) according to news from the Russian epidemic Prevention headquarters on the 26th, there were 6361 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Russia in the past 24 hours, setting a new record high in the number of confirmed cases in a single day, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeded 80, 000 to 80949.

Data show that there are 2971 new cases in Moscow, with a total of 42480 confirmed cases; 66 new deaths in Russia, with a total of 747 deaths; and 517 new cured cases, with a total of 6767 cured.

According to the Itar-Tass news agency on the 25th, Novikov, vice chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Russia and first vice chairman of the International Affairs Committee of the Russian State Duma (lower house of parliament), tested positive for nucleic acid. Kalashnikov, member of the presidium of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Russia, secretary of foreign affairs of the CPC Central Committee, and chairman of the CIS Affairs Committee of the State Duma, was also diagnosed with novel coronavirus.

Popova, director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection and Public Welfare Supervision of the Russian Federation, suggested that the home segregation policy be extended for two weeks until May 12.

Peskov, press secretary of the Russian president, said that even if the current home segregation system is lifted, it should be carried out step by step, and how to do it step by step still needs to be studied.

Peskov said that President Putin will issue a new statement on the situation and prospects of the epidemic next week to deal with the current development of the epidemic.