Russia's coronavirus cases hit 114K in new one-day record surge

AKIPRESS.COM - Russia confirmed 7,933 new coronavirus infections Friday, bringing the country's official number of cases to 114,431 and marking a new one-day record increase, Moscow Times reports.
Russia is now the eighth most-affected country in terms of infections, having surpassed China and Iran this week.
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Thursday confirmed that he has the coronavirus, making him the highest-ranking official in Russia to contract the virus.
In total, 1,169 people have been killed by the virus in Russia.
President Vladimir Putin warned Tuesday that Russia had not yet reached the peak of coronavirus infections but said a "phased exit" from the country's lockdown measures could begin in two weeks.
With the number of cases rising by several thousand daily, Putin extended a non-working period across the country until May 11, telling officials to plan for a gradual lifting of quarantines after that.
He ordered the government to come up with a plan for a "phased exit" from quarantine regimes from May 12 "depending on the epidemiological situation" in the country's regions.
He also ordered officials to develop a new "package of urgent measures to support the economy."