The Kremlin, on the other hand, claimed that no plans for a lockdown are being considered.
The previous high was 672 fatalities, which occurred on Thursday. In recent weeks, Russia has struggled to cope with a rise in illnesses and fatalities, which has coincided with poor immunization rates.
However, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated Friday that the authorities are not considering a lockdown. “No one wants any lockdowns,” Peskov said during a daily conference call with reporters, acknowledging that the coronavirus situation in a number of Russian areas is “tense.”
“In order for it to remain unmentioned, we must all get vaccinated as quickly as possible.”
Experts say widespread vaccination apprehension and inadequate production capacity are to blame for the poor vaccine uptake. So yet, only 36.7 million sets of the four locally produced vaccinations have been distributed. Nonetheless, Russian health officials approved booster coronavirus vaccines for those who were last vaccinated more than six months ago this week.
Approximately 20 Russian districts, ranging from Moscow and St. Petersburg to the isolated far-eastern province of Sakhalin, made vaccines mandatory for employees in specific industries last month in response to the recent increase in cases. The decision seems to have aided the vaccination effort in recent weeks, but it also drew criticism. This week, small anti-vaccination rallies occurred in Moscow and the Sakhalin area.
Moscow officials warned on Friday that anybody who has signs of a respiratory ailment should self-isolate at least until a coronavirus test comes back negative. “As of today, we shall treat all instances of severe respiratory illnesses as coronavirus infection,” stated Deputy Mayor Anastasia Rakova.
Last spring, Russia experienced only one six-week countrywide shutdown, and since then, the authorities have mainly avoided harsh restrictions that would force enterprises to close. Only one Russian area, the Siberian republic of Buryatia, has been subjected to two local lockdowns, the most recent of which began on Sunday.