Russia reported one thousand seventy five COVID-19 deaths today, as the authorities get ready to shut workplaces countrywide and lock down the capital Moscow. <br />''<br />''This is Russia's fifth straight daily record, as over 37,678 new Corona cases were reported in the country.<br />''  <br />''Despite developing one of the world's first vaccines against COVID-19, Russia has vaccinated only about a third of its population, one of the lowest rates in Europe.<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">       <br />'' President Vladimir Putin has already approved a nationwide workplace shutdown in the first week of November. Moscow will also reimpose a partial lockdown from 28th of October, with only essential shops such as pharmacies and supermarkets allowed to remain open. </span><br />