INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
pandemic began, with the latest peak of nearly 204,000 cases recorded on Feb
spring of 2022, but dozens of people die from the illness every day in Russia.The Russian regions, which have been tasked by President
Vladimir Putin with determining their own response measures during the pandemic, had begun lifting some restrictions in recent months as
variant this summer.It warned, however, that the mask mandate and restaurant curfews could be reinstated if Covid-19 infections start to
