Russia has been reporting more than 10,000 new cases per day for over a week. FMTNews Covid19
Officials say the high number of cases reflects a huge testing campaign, with some 5.8 million tests carried out so far.With only 2,116 virus deaths reported to date, Russia’s mortality rate has been much lower in comparison with other countries with similar infection rates.
Authorities say this is because Russia was able to learn lessons from the experiences of western Europe, moving quickly to isolate travellers and people at risk, convert hospitals to treating virus patients and to test and quarantine those infected. But critics have cast doubt on the numbers, accusing officials of under-counting by blaming virus-related deaths on other causes.Subscribe to our newsletter and get news delivered to your mailbox.
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