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Russian President Putin addresses nation on COVID-19 ahead of video-call with regional heads

08 April 2020 16:54 (UTC +04:00)

Russian President Vladimir Putin is addressing Russian citizens ahead of a video-call with governors dedicated to the situation surrounding the spread of the coronavirus in the country, APA reports citing Sputnik.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov previously stated the president would deliver a profound and comprehensive address as opening remarks at the beginning of a meeting with regional heads that will be broadcast by state television.

Russia has registered 8,672 coronavirus cases, with 1,175 recorded over the past 24 hours. Some 63 people have died from the virus in total, 580 have recovered, according to data from the COVID-19 response centre.