Putin says pandemic in Russia receding, but too early to let down guard

MOSCOW, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia was gradually receding, but that Russians should not let down their guard.

Russia reported 19,138 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, including 2,897 in Moscow, taking the national tally to 3,793,810 since the pandemic began. (Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin and Darya Korsunskaya; writing by Tom Balmforth; editing by Jon Boyle)