While Russia, for a time, appeared to escape a serious coronavirus outbreak, the situation there has changed drastically during these two months of April and May, - passing Germany and France to become the third most-infected country in the world, according to The Moscow Times.
Despite its internal difficulties, Russia has been offering coronavirus assistance to a number of Africa countries.
Russian Foreign Ministry said a number of African countries have requested Moscow's assistance in combating the coronavirus.
These requests are carefully studied and the situation in a particular country is taken into account," it reported, adding that coronavirus spread rates were relatively low in African countries, with the exception of Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and South Africa.
Russia's Sputnik News, under the headline, "Tunisia Asks Russia for Respirators, Masks, Medical Equipment Amid Pandemic" quoted the Tunisian Ambassador to the Russian Federation, Tarak ben Salem who said: "This request for assistance is a part of friendly relations between Tunisia and Russia.
