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Russia reported a record 1,075 Covid deaths in 24 hours on Saturday as Europe’s hardest-hit country with dramatically low vaccination rates prepares for nationwide curbs from next week. Despite multiple pleas from President Vladimir Putin and the availability of the homegrown Sputnik V vaccine, only 36% of Russians are fully vaccinated. According to government figures, the country saw a record 37,678 new virus cases on Saturday. The official death toll is now 229,528 – the highest on the continent – even as authorities are accused of vastly downplaying the effects of the pandemic. Figures from the governmental statistics agency Rosstat...
