Germany's COVID-19 cases rise by 797 to exceed 176,000: RKI

12:52, May 20, 2020

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  Russian COVID-19 cases exceed 350,000

  File photoMOSCOW, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Russia has confirmed 8,946 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, raising its total number of infections to 353,427, its coronavirus response center said in a statement Monday.The death toll grew by 92 to 3,633, while 118,798 people have recovered, including 5,499 over the last 24 hours, according to the statement.Moscow, the countrys worst-hit region, confirmed 2,560 new cases in the last 24 hours, taking its total to 166,473.Russias consumer rights and human well-being watchdog Rospotrebnadzor said in a statement Monday that 287,683 people were under medical observation as of Sunday.More than 8.9 million lab tests for COVID-19 have been conducted across the country so far, it added.Rospotrebnadzors head Anna Popova said Sunday on Rossiya-1 television channel that the pandemic situation in Russia had stabilized.She said that the virus spread ratio indicating how many people an infected person can pass the disease on to before isolation, which used to be less than one or equal to one in only nine regions, is now less than one in 27 regions and is equal to one in 17 regions.Therefore, 44 out of Russias 85 regions could "proceed today or tomorrow to the first stage of the removal of restrictions imposed because of COVID-19," Popova said."Our scientists say that well be able to move on to the next stage after two more weeks," she said.At the first stage, people may be allowed to engage in outdoor sports and reopen small businesses, while at the second stage, people will be allowed to walk on the streets with family members and educational institutions may reopen.In Moscow, on Monday, some government agencies resumed receiving visitors. City residents will again be able to apply for passports, drivers licences and obtain other documents, the Moscow Mayors office said on its website.

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  COVID-19 cases rise to 187 in Myanmar

  A novice wearing a mask walks along a street for alm in Yangon, Myanmar, May 18, 2020. The total number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar has risen to 187, with three more confirmed cases reported on Monday, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports.Of the newly confirmed cases, two p

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  COVID-19 cases in Belarus rise to 34,303

  People wearing face masks are seen on a street in Minsk, Belarus, on May 22, 2020. Belarus reported 932 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, taking its total to 34,303. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua).