Moscow announces deaths of two patients with coronavirus
Caption: A woman wearing a face mask, amid concerns of the COVID-19 coronavirus, walks in central Moscow on March 25, 2020. AFP
Russia on Wednesday said that two elderly patients had died in Moscow after testing positive for coronavirus.
"Two elderly patients died in Moscow, who had tested positive for coronavirus," the Moscow city health department said in a statement, adding that they were suffering from pneumonia and complications.
Russia has not confirmed any deaths directly due to coronavirus and it was not immediately clear whether these deaths would be counted in its tally.