Putin: the peak of pandemic is yet to come in Russia

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said the peak of the epidemic in Russia has not yet arrived, and the government will continue to take all measures to reduce the number of people infected with COVID-19 in the country, said in a video conference with epidemic prevention experts on Monday,

Putin stressed that Russia is close to completing the first phase of the epidemic prevention work, which is to slow its spread, and the country's nonworking day and home quarantine measures have effectively slowed the spread of the virus.

Russia reported 4,268 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing total number to 47,121, and death toll stand at 405, according to official data.