U Rusiji je, prema podacima kriznog štaba, 561.228 aktivnih slučajeva zaraze koronavirusom.
U toj zemlji je počela vakcinacija protiv Kovida-19 vakcinom „Sputnjik V“.
Međutim, portparol ruskog predsjednika Dmitrij Peskov izjavio je da predsjednik Vladimir Putin nije primio vakcinu.
Izvor (naslovna fotografija):epa08853485 A Russian police officer wears a protective face mask in front of State Department Store (GUM) decorated for Christmas and New Year on the Red Square amid the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic in Moscow, Russia, 30 November 2020. The Mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, signed a decree abolishing New Year and Christmas corporate events and mass celebrations in the city, reports state. EPA-EFE/YURI KOCHETKOV