Security guards, wearing protective masks as a preventive measure against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), stand near the gate of the Gorky Central Park of Culture and Leisure in Moscow, Russia March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia ordered its vast network of state-run hotels, resorts and recreational facilities to shut down from March 28 until June 1, as its number of confirmed coronavirus cases rose past 1,000.
The official tally of confirmed cases jumped by a record daily amount for the third day in a row on Friday, bringing Russia's total to 1,036 a day after it moved to suspend all international flights. Four people have died.
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