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Russian Virus Cases Reach 200,000, and German Infections Slow

Fatalities also drop to lowest since March in Germany, Spain
Italy may speed opening; U.K.’s Johnson to address the nation

Coronavirus testing in Moscow.
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By Evgenia Pismennaya, Stuart Biggs, and John Follain

May 10, 2020 at 10:12 AM UTC

Updated on

May 10, 2020 at 5:16 PM UTC

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Russia reported more than 10,000 new Covid-19 cases for an eighth straight day, complicating plans to restart the ailing economy even as nations from Germany to Italy begin easing lockdowns.