A Russian National Guard (Rosgvardia) serviceman patrols on the Red Square in central Moscow on January 24, 2022, amid the crisis linked with the Covid-19 pandemic. - Russia reported a new daily high of Covid-19 cases, breaking its national record for the fourth day running as the highly contagious Omicron variants spurs surging infections. The European country worst hit by the pandemic registered 65,109 cases over 24 hours, beating previous records of 63,205 on Sunday, 57,212 on Saturday and 49,513 on Friday, government figures showed.