Russia

MOSCOW, February 27. /TASS/: The coronavirus infection may become a seasonal disease in a year or two, Deputy Director for Clinical and Analytical Work at the Central Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology Natalya Pshenichnaya told TASS.

"Perhaps, it will happen in the next one to two years. COVID-19 has already started to show the signs of a seasonal illness. The rise in infections that was recorded in the fall of 2020 could be proof of that," she pointed out.

MOSCOW, February 27. /TASS/: Russia’s coronavirus cases grew by 11,534 in the past 24 hours, the total number of infected people has reached 4,234,720, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Saturday.

According to the crisis center, the growth rate in relative terms stands at 0.27%.

The lowest daily growth rates were registered in Tuva (0.03%), the Magadan Region, the Jewish Autonomous Region (0.05%), Adygea and Khakassia (0.08%).

27 Feb 2021; MEMO: The Kremlin announced on Friday that it is closely monitoring the situation in Syria in the wake of the US airstrikes in the country and maintaining close contact with the Syrian authorities.

MOSCOW, February 26. /TASS/: By violating the rights of its own citizens the United States has lost the moral right to lecture other countries on the observance of civil freedoms, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a news briefing on Friday.

MOSCOW, February 26. /TASS/: Moscow is concerned that Ukrainian authorities will only continue to ramp up its reactionary policy against the opposition, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday, commenting on reports of searches in Opposition Platform - For Life political party leader Viktor Medvedchuk’s office.

"There are concerns that the [reactionary policy] will continue to gain momentum in Ukraine," he said. "There are such concerns, of course."

MOSCOW, February 26. /TASS/: Almost 600,000 people in the Russian capital have been vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, the city has a sufficient number of hospital beds for COVID-19 patients, the press service of Moscow’s Healthcare Department has reported.

"Mass vaccination of the population against COVID-19 is gaining momentum. In total, almost 600,000 Moscow residents have been vaccinated," the press service said.

MOSCOW, February 26. /TASS/: Russia has documented 11,086 cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, the lowest daily case count since October 5. The total number of coronavirus cases in Russia has reached 4,223,186, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Friday.

The daily increase rate has reached 0.26%.

In the past 24 hours, 1,336 COVID-19 cases were documented in Moscow, 947 in St. Petersburg, 502 in the Moscow Region, 392 in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, 298 in the Voronezh Region, 285 in the Rostov Region.

MOSCOW, February 26. /TASS/: Developments in Armenia have so far not affected the implementation of the agreements on Nagorno-Karabakh, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday when asked whether Moscow saw the threat of the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement process being derailed because of the situation in Yerevan.

"No, everything is being implemented so far," he said. The Kremlin spokesman noted that, despite the developments in Armenia, it is important to follow the path of the implementation of the agreements on Nagorno-Karabakh.

MOSCOW, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- A Boeing 777 flight on Friday made an emergency landing here because of engine problems, the operating Rossiya Airlines said.

The aircraft, which was en route from Hong Kong to Madrid, reported an "incorrect operation of the engine control sensor" mid-flight, and the crew members requested the landing at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport.

The emergency landing caused no injuries, said Rossiya Airlines, a unit of Russia's flag and largest carrier Aeroflot, adding that the flight will continue its trip to Madrid hours later.

MOSCOW, February 25. /TASS/: The World Health Organization (WHO) is counting on Russia to take part in the Oslo Medicines Initiative, WHO envoy to Russia Melita Vujnovic said at the expert council meeting in the Russian Federation Council (upper house of parliament) Thursday.