Russia reports nearly 28,000 coronavirus cases after new record daily rise

Two police officers, wearing face masks to protect from coronavirus, guard an enter on empty Red Square under a rain with the St. Basil's Cathedral, center, and Lenin's mausoleum, right, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, April 14, 2020. (AP)

• Thirty-four people died in the last 24 hours

MOSCOW: Russia reported 3,448 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus on Thursday, up from 3,388 the day earlier.
The overall number of cases reached 27,938.
Thirty-four people died in the last 24 hours, which took the national coronavirus death toll to 232, the Russian coronavirus crisis response center said.