Russia’s coronavirus death toll passes 25,000

A medical worker wearing protective gear push a wheelchair with a patient suspected of having coronavirus at a hospital outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. Life outside hospitals remains largely normal. Moscow officials recommended the elderly and those who have chronic illnesses stay home. (AP)

• Authorities reported 15,971 new coronavirus infections in the previous 24 hours

MOSCOW: Russia recorded 290 deaths from COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing its official death toll to 25,242.
Authorities reported 15,971 new coronavirus infections in the previous 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total to 1,463,306, the fourth highest in the world.