In Photos: Russia's New Coronavirus Reality
Russia saw a surge in coronavirus infections this week, with Wednesday and Thursday marking Russia’s largest one-day increases in new cases.
On Thursday, health officials confirmed 136 new infected patients in Moscow alone.
With the pandemic showing little sign that it will slow down in Russia, the virus is becoming part of everyday life for Russians. Face masks have become a near-ubiquitous fashion accessory and the streets are becoming increasingly empty.
Here is a look at Russia's new reality amid the coronavirus pandemic:
On Thursday, health officials confirmed 136 new infected patients in Moscow alone.
With the pandemic showing little sign that it will slow down in Russia, the virus is becoming part of everyday life for Russians. Face masks have become a near-ubiquitous fashion accessory and the streets are becoming increasingly empty.
Here is a look at Russia's new reality amid the coronavirus pandemic:
A worker disinfects the greenhouses in Moscow's Aptekarsky Ogorod Botanical Garden.
Sophia Sandurskaya / Moskva News Agency
Many travelers have gotten stranded at Moscow's Vnukovo International Airport as the coronavirus has canceled flights and closed borders around the world.
Sergei Savostyanov / TASS
A woman feeds the pigeons at an empty central market in Grozny, the capital of Russia's republic of Chechnya.
Yelena Afonina / TASS
Organist Lada Labzina rehearses ahead of a live broadcast of a concert to an empty Zaryadye Concert Hall in Moscow.
Sergei Karpukhin/TASS
National Guard officers patrol the streets to enforce Moscow's stay-at-home order for residents over 65.
Alexander Avilov / Moskva News Agency
A man walks across a nearly deserted Red Square.
Kirill Zykov / Moskva News Agency
This hat vendor in an underground passage below Moscow's Pushkinskaya Square is still open for business.
Sergei Karpukhin / TASS
Workers disinfect the entrances of residential buildings.
Kirill Zykov / Moskva News Agency
Turning protective face masks into a fashion statement in front of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow.
Kirill Zykov / Moskva News Agency
Even these cardboard cut-outs of Josef Stalin, Vladimir Lenin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump get their own face masks at this Moscow souvenir shop.
Sergei Ilnitsky / EPA / TASS
A girl attends a dance classe in the city of Ivanovo.
Vladimir Smirnov / TASS
Disinfecting the handrails in the Moscow metro.
Alexander Avilov / Moskva News Agency
Safety masks are even common in the TsUM luxury shopping center in central Moscow.
Kirill Zykov / Moskva News Agency
While sporting and cultural events have been suspended, Orthodox Christian Russians are still attending church.
Alexander Avilov / Moskva News Agency
