Russia: 176 die with COVID-19 in a day

Russia confirmed 6,800 new coronavirus infections Friday, bringing the country's official number of cases to 620,794, Report says, citing RIA Novosti.

According to the Operational Headquarters, the country's one-day increases in new cases have fallen to their lowest since April.

Over the past 24 hours, 176 people have died, bringing the total toll to 8,781 — a rate considerably lower than in many other countries hit hard by the pandemic.

Another 8,988 people recovered over the last 24 hours, bringing the overall number of recoveries to 384,152.

Notably, Russia will ease its ban on foreigners imposed due to the coronavirus to allow foreign specialists to enter the country. Specialists who meet the government's requirements will be granted a single entry into the country.