Kremlin warns of huge influx of Moscow patients as coronavirus toll climbs

FILE PHOTO: Police officers walk along the Red Square, with St. Basil's Cathedral and the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower in the background, after the city authorities announced a partial lockdown ordering residents to stay at home to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in central Moscow, Russia March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Alexandra Anikeeva

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Saturday a "huge influx" of coronavirus patients was beginning to put a strain on hospitals in Moscow as Russia's death toll rose to more than 100.

Moscow and many other regions have been in lockdown for nearly two weeks to stem the contagion, but hospitals in the capital are still being pushed to their limit, officials said.