Russian Prime Minister recovered from coronavirus

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has recovered from COVID-19 and returned to work.

The Prime Minister was diagnosed with the novel coronavirus on April 30. On the same day, President Vladimir Putin transferred his powers to Mishustin's First Deputy Andrey Belousov, Report says citing the RIA Novosti.

Among Russian government officials, Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov also tested positive for coronavirus.

Russia confirmed 9,263 new coronavirus infections Tuesday, bringing the country's official number of cases to 299,941.

On Sunday, the head of Russia's public health watchdog, Anna Popova, said the growth of new coronavirus cases in Russia is stabilizing.

Russia is the second most-affected country in terms of infections.

A record 115 people have died over the past 24 hours, bringing the total toll to 2,837 — a rate considerably lower than in many other countries hit hard by the pandemic.