deaths. moscow mayor sergey sobyanin also signed an order saying that residents with symptoms of acute respiratory illnesses should self-isolate at home. on 22 april, 5,236 new cases were confirmed, bringing the total number to 57,999. confirmed deaths rose to 513. that day, the communications ministry said the platform for issuing digital passes will be implemented in 21 federal subjects after they applied for them. on 23 april, 4,774 new cases were confirmed, bringing the total number to 62,773. confirmed deaths rose to 555. the interior ministry also announced that foreign nationals won't be deported nor have their documents cancelled amid the pandemic. on 24 april, 5,849 new cases were confirmed, bringing the total number to 68,622. confirmed deaths rose to 615. that day, moscow deputy mayor for social development anastasia rakova said that more than 40% of the city's health system is being used in the fight against the virus. the mayor of the city also said that he asked the health ministry and education ministry to prepare and send medical students to help treat patients. that day, the governor of kaliningrad oblast, anton alikhanov, said that the region would ease its lockdown starting on 29 april. non-food stores were planned to re-open that day with others such as salons and hairdressers re-opening on 4 may, with all residents required to practise social distancing and wear face-masks. the lockdown was later extended to 12 may instead. on 25 april, 5,966 new cases were confirmed, bringing the total number to 74,588. confirmed deaths rose to 681. that day, it was reported that doctors had published and were updating a public list of colleagues who had died from the virus, with one doctor saying it was due to mistrust of official statistics, which had more than 60 names by the next day. it was also reported that day that two deputies of the communist party, leonid kalashnikov and dmitry novikov, had tested positive for the virus with both being treated in hospital. they are the first members of the state duma to become infected. on 26 april, 6,361 new cases were confirmed, bringing the total number to 80,949. confirmed deaths rose to 747. that day, the ministry of defence said that 874 troops had tested positive for the virus so far. on 27 april, 6,198 new cases were confirmed, bringing the total number to 87,147. confirmed deaths rose to 794. the governor of nizhny novgorod oblast, gleb nikitin, said that entry to the region would be banned unless one has an emergency permit or proof of residence there. on 28 april, 6,411 new cases were confirmed, bringing the total number to 93,558. confirmed deaths rose to 867. that day, president putin extended the national non-working period from 30 april to 11 may. in moscow, it was reported that the lockdown had been extended to 13 may. russia's federal penitentiary service also announced that 271 workers and 40 inmates have tested positive for the virus nationwide. prime minister mikhail mishustin also instructed rospotrebnadzor to draft a strategy by 29 april to ease quarantine restrictions. on 29 april, 5,841 new cases were confirmed, bringing the total number to 99,399. confirmed deaths rose to 972. early that day, moscow mayor sergey sobyanin said on social media that the city would start constructing temporary hospitals that would have a total of 10,000 hospital beds for coronavirus patients. russia also indefinitely extended its entry ban for foreigners, which was originally set until 1 may, with prime minister mishustin saying that the ban will be lifted when the coronavirus situation improves. on 30 april, 7,099 new cases were confirmed, bringing the total number to 106,498. confirmed deaths rose to 1,073. that day, prime minister mishustin announced that he himself had tested positive for the virus. president putin as a result signed an executive order to appoint first deputy prime minister andrey belousov as acting prime minister while mishustin recovers. moscow oblast's governor, andrey vorobyov, also said that residents will soon be required to wear face-masks in public areas. the same day, the national guard said that 339 members were infected. moscow's mayor, sobyanin, said that half of the city's coronavirus patients in critical condition tested negative. may 2020 on 1 may, 7,933 new cases were confirmed, bringing the total number to 114,431. confirmed deaths rose to 1,169. the head of rospotrebnadzor, anna popova, said that it was possible that restrictions could be tightened after the may holidays if residents don't follow existing rules. previously, she said that the phasing out of restrictions could start after the holidays if residents completely follow rules. it was also reported that minister of construction, housing and utilities, vladimir yakushev, and his deputy dmitry volkov were hospitalised after testing positive for the virus. on 2 may, 9,623 new cases were confirmed, bringing the total number to 124,054. confirmed deaths rose to 1,222. mayor of moscow sergey sobyanin said that about 2% of moscow's population (around 250,000) had coronavirus according to screening tests, while saying that the peak has not been reached yet. the french-headquartered home improvement and gardening retailer leroy merlin had most of its stores closed by local authorities as there were crowds of people in the stores despite requests from the authorities to self-isolate. it was also confirmed that day that over 10,000 workers at the chayanda oil field in yakutia were tested for the virus, with over 3,000 testing positive. on 3 may, 10,633 new cases were confirmed, bringing the total number to 134,687. confirmed deaths rose to 1,280. that day, the national guard said that some of its units are using drones and a helicopter to enforce self-isolation and social distancing rules in moscow and moscow oblast during the may holidays, by sending information to law enforcement on the ground about violations. it was also reported that the government had lifted its ban on exporting medical masks and respirators, with minister of trade and industry denis manturov saying that there was no shortage of masks and sanitary products in pharmacies. on 4 may, 10,581 new cases were confirmed, bringing the total number to 145,268. confirmed deaths rose to 1,356. it was confirmed that day that the speaker of leningrad oblast's parliament, sergei bebenin, had tested positive for the virus. kremlin spokesman dmitry peskov also said that president putin would be presented with a list of recommendations on removing restrictions in a meeting on 6 may. the same day, russian and foreign media outlets reported that a 98-year-old world war ii (or great patriotic war) veteran, zinaida korneva, was raising money and had raised over 1.5 million rubles by that day to help russian doctors affected by the pandemic and their families. she found out about tom moore's (or "captain tom") initiative in the united kingdom, sending him a video message on youtube on 30 april and announced her own fundraising initiative. with the help of her daughter, she began recording daily videos talking about her stories from the war. meduza reported that her family and british journalists are trying to organise a phone call between korneva and moore. on 5 may, 10,102 new cases were confirmed, bringing the total number to 155,370. confirmed deaths rose to 1,451. russia's union of journalists said that 55 journalists in the world have died from the virus and in russia, 3 had died with more than 100 ill. on 6 may, 10,559 new cases were confirmed, bringing the total number to 165,929. confirmed deaths rose to 1,537. it was also reported that day that the minister of culture, olga lyubimova, tested positive for the virus. she became the third cabinet member to test positive. also that day, the prosecutor general's office said in a statement that it requested roskomnadzor to block access to online videos and materials claiming that the virus is man-made. it said that "neither the world health organization nor the russian government or other official authorities have confirmed information about the artificial manufacture of coronavirus" and dismissed ads for drugs which claim to treat coronavirus. moscow's coronavirus task force also said that over 1 million tests have been conducted in the city. it was also reported that the hundreds of thousands of rapid antibody tests that were purchased by moscow's authorities were chinese-made instead rather than dutch-made as advertised, and are far less accurate than claimed. on 7 may, 11,231 new cases were confirmed, bringing the total number to 177,160. confirmed deaths rose to 1,625. moscow's mayor, sobyanin, said that its lockdown has been extended to 31 may and that from 12 may, residents will be required to wear face masks and gloves in public transport and public places. leonid fedun, co-founder of lukoil and owner of spartak moscow, was hospitalised with the virus. on 8 may, 10,699 new cases were confirmed, bringing the total number to 187,859. confirmed deaths rose to 1,723. the head of rospotrebnadzor, anna popova, said that the lockdown could remain until a vaccine is developed or until the pandemic ends. on 9 may, 10,817 new cases were confirmed, bringing the total number to 198,678. confirmed deaths rose to 1,827. the city of st. petersburg also extended its lockdown to 31 may and will require residents to wear masks and gloves from 12 may. also that day, a fire broke out at a moscow hospital treating coronavirus patients, causing an evacuation and killing 1. with the 2020 moscow victory day parade postponed, celebrations marking the 75th anniversary of the surrender of nazi germany were reduced. an air show took place in moscow instead and president putin laid flowers at the eternal flame outside the kremlin. authorities also urged citizens to stay at home instead. victory day was marked with an airshow as the parade was postponed. on 10 may, 11,012 new cases were confirmed, bringing the total number to 209,688. confirmed deaths rose to 1,915. the world health organization's representative to russia, melita vujnovic, said that day that russia may have reached the plateau for the virus. the russian football union also said that it expects the resumption of the russian premier league on june 21 or 28, with there being a high chance of resumption. on 11 may, 11,656 new cases were confirmed, bringing the total number to 221,344. confirmed deaths rose to 2,009. that day, president putin announced the end of the national non-working period on 12 may. he also announced additional support measures including bonuses for doctors, subsidies for companies and payments to families with children. he also said that regional leaders can choose to keep restrictions. preliminary data from moscow's civil registry office also showed that around 20% more deaths were recorded in april compared to the average for the past decade. 11,846 deaths were recorded compared to the average of 9,866. the investigative website, proekt, reported that at least 300 people, including cadets and officers, became infected with the virus after participating in rehearsals for the victory day parade. also that day, official data also said that the reproduction rate of the virus in moscow fell from 1.02 the previous day to 0.96 while across russia, the value was 1.04. on 12 may, 10,899 new cases were confirmed, bringing the total number to 232,243. confirmed deaths rose to 2,116. that day, kremlin spokesman dmitry peskov confirmed that he tested positive for the virus. he said that he last met president putin in person over a month ago. also, according to kommersant, pharmacies in russia are facing shortages of thermometers. the same day, a fire broke out at st. georgy's hospital in st. petersburg where it has been treating coronavirus patients. the cause was a ventilator short-circuiting. 5 patients with the virus who were connected to ventilators died. it was reported that the ventilator that caused the fire was manufactured by the same company which manufactured the ventilator that caused a fire in a moscow hospital 3 days ago, killing 1. on 13 may, 10,028 new cases were confirmed, bringing the total number to 242,271. confirmed deaths rose to 2,212. that day, st. petersburg's governor alexander beglov said that 1,465 medical workers have been infected with the virus since the epidemic began. state duma deputy oksana pushkina also said that she tested positive for the virus. also that day, the federal biomedical agency said that russia's oldest coronavirus patient,