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Medical workers put on protective gear at a hospital in Kommunarka in the suburb of Moscow, Russia, on Nov. 13, 2020. Russia registered 21,983 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, a record daily increase, as the pandemic worsens in the cold season, the country's COVID-19 response center said Friday. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)

MOSCOW, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Russia registered 21,983 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, a record daily increase, as the pandemic worsens in the cold season, the country's COVID-19 response center said Friday.

The national tally of cases has grown to 1,880,551, including 32,443 deaths and 1,406,903 recoveries, the center said in a statement.

Moscow, the country's worst-hit region, reported 5,974 new cases over the past day, bringing the city's total to 497,516.

The Russian capital has imposed a night-time curfew on food and entertainment facilities, and ordered university students to switch to distance learning. Large-scale public gatherings for cultural and entertainment events have also been banned. Enditem

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Medical workers wearing protective gear help a person, suspected of contracting the coronavirus, to get off an ambulance near a hospital in Kommunarka in the suburb of Moscow, Russia, Nov. 13, 2020. Russia registered 21,983 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, a record daily increase, as the pandemic worsens in the cold season, the country's COVID-19 response center said Friday. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)

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Ambulances are seen at a hospital in Kommunarka in the suburb of Moscow, Russia, on Nov. 13, 2020.Russia registered 21,983 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, a record daily increase, as the pandemic worsens in the cold season, the country's COVID-19 response center said Friday. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua)

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