A Russian original medication called Polyoxidonium® by Petrovax, a pharmaceutical company affiliated to the Interros Group, has passed the first phase of an international clinical trial for its effectiveness and safety for COVID-19 treatment.

Polyoxidonium (azoximer bromide) - the Russian original drug produced by Petrovax-  was approved by the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation for conducting an international clinical trial for the treatment of COVID-19.

Forbes Russia released its first ranking of Top-20 charities owned by Russian wealthiest businesspersons.

On January 3rd  Rosa Khutor Ice Palace hosted a fundraiser hockey game with the participation of the national hockey stars. President of Russia Vladimir Putin attended the game between The Hockey Legends and The Night Hockey League teams.