Five Russian reporters have died of COVID-19, while nearly 200 reporters have contracted the virus, TASS reported referring to the head of the Russian Union of Journalists Vladimir Solovyov.

According to Solovyov, "we are all in a very difficult situation. Journalists even more so because they are on the frontlines of fighting the virus just like doctors. Unfortunately, there are losses already — reports were revealed recently <…> we have five [journalists who died] and 200 infected."