Russia struggles to contain record-breaking coronavirus outbreak

People visit a shopping centre in Moscow, Russia (Pavel Golovkin/AP)

Russia’s Covid-19 cases hit another one-day record as the country struggles to contain a wave of infections and deaths that has persisted for more than a month.

The national coronavirus task force on Saturday reported 41,335 new cases since the previous day, exceeding the previous daily record of 40,993 from October 31.