Russia reports record COVID-19 deaths and cases

MOSCOW: Russia on Saturday reported a record 1,075 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours as Europe's hardest-hit country with dramatically low vaccination rates braces for nationwide curbs from next week.

Despite multiple pleas from President Vladimir Putin and the availability of the home-grown Sputnik V vaccine, only 36 per cent of Russians are fully vaccinated.This brings the official death toll to 229,528 - the highest on the continent - even as authorities are accused of vastly downplaying the effects of the pandemic.Figures by statistics agency Rosstat paint a far darker picture, suggesting that more than 400,000 people had died from coronavirus by the end of August.

Moscow - the epicentre of Russia's outbreak - will shut non-essential services between Oct 28 and Nov 7.The Kremlin said the 69-year-old will have no in-person meetings during the non-working period. Putin this week linked Russia's high death rates to what he called an"unfortunately" low vaccination rate and urged Russians to show"responsibility" and get the jab.

Although it is being used in dozens of countries, Sputnik V is not approved by the EU or by the World Health Organization.

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