Russia coronavirus cases closing in on 150,000![]() May 4, 2020 - 14:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia confirmed 10,581 new coronavirus infections Monday, May 4, bringing the country’s official number of cases to 145,268, The Moscow Times reports. 1,356 people have died in the country from the virus, so far, health authorities said. Russia is now the seventh most-affected country in terms of infections, having surpassed China, Turkey and Iran last week. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has been diagnosed with coronavirus, he said during a video meeting with President Vladimir Putin broadcast on the state-run Rossiya 24 television channel Thursday. President Vladimir Putin has extended the national “non-working” month through May 11 as Russia continued to see sharp daily rises in new coronavirus infections in recent days. Moscow's coronavirus lockdown has also been extended until May 11. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |