Coronavirus has spread to a strategic shipyard in Russia’s Arctic north where nuclear-armed submarines are made for the navy.
Sevmash, in the town of Severodvinsk, has a total staff of nearly 30,000, but only half are going into work now, Interfax news agency reports. By 26 May, 299 had tested positive for coronavirus there.
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The other main employer in the town is Zvezdochki, which repairs submarines, and there are also coronavirus cases among its 11,000 workers. At least one has died of Covid-19.
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Russia’s defence ministry says it is about to start clinical trials of a Russian-made vaccine against Covid-19 on 50 volunteers. It has not given specific details about the vaccine.
Source: BBC
