Nearly 90 coronavirus cases reported at Polyus unit in Siberia

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Nearly 90 cases of the novel coronavirus have been recorded among employees of Polyus Krasnoyarsk, a unit of Russia's largest gold producer Polyus, the regional branch of Russia's consumer health watchdog said on Saturday.

Of the 89 infected employees at Polyus Krasnoyarsk, which is based in eastern Siberia, 82 tested positive for the virus in the last day, the regional branch of the Rospotrebnadzor consumer health watchdog said.