Moscow, Russia's capital city, extended COVID-19 restrictions imposed this week until June 29, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Friday in light of a fresh spike in daily cases. 

The measures include bans on mass public events and closing cafes and restaurants at night, he said on his blog. 

The city on Friday logged an all-time daily high of 9,056 new cases; 78 new deaths were also recorded. 

Country-wide, 17,262 new COVID-19 cases were registered, pushing the national infection tally to 5,281,309.

The government coronavirus task force also confirmed 453 coronavirus-related deaths in the past 24 hours nationwide, taking the death toll to 128,445.

(With input from Reuters and AFP)