Russia’s coronavirus case tally passes 600,000

Passengers walk along the platform of Nevsky Prospekt amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Saint Petersburg, Russia, 27 April 2020. Russia

Russia on Wednesday reported 7,176 new cases of the novel coronavirus, pushing its nationwide case total to 606,881, the world’s third highest tally.

The country’s coronavirus crisis response centre said 154 people had died in the past 24 hours, bringing the official death toll to 8,513.