Posted on 10/06/2021 6:53:53 AM PDT by mylife
Coronavirus deaths in Russia hit a record for the third time this month on Tuesday, and daily new infections once again exceeded 25,000 — a surge that comes as vaccination rates in the country remain stagnantly low and the government shuns imposing tough restrictions to stem the spread.
Russia's state coronavirus task force reported 25,110 new confirmed cases on Tuesday and 895 new deaths — the country's highest daily death toll in the pandemic. The previous record, of 890 deaths, was registered on Sunday, and the one before that, of 887 deaths, occurred on Friday.
The Kremlin has said that the situation elicits concern, but still it is not considering a countrywide lockdown or any other nationwide measures.
Deputy Prime Minister and head of the country’s coronavirus task force Tatyana Golikova said Tuesday that Russia is close to registering 30,000 coronavirus infections a day. There are three times more confirmed coronavirus cases this fall compared with last fall, she said.
Golikova added that the government has discussed a number of measures with authorities in the regions that would allow the avoidance of a lockdown. She didn't offer details about what these measures would entail, saying only that they imply a “stage-by-stage approach depending on the epidemiological situation in the specific region.”
A number of Russian regions have limited attendance of mass events and restricted access to some public places, such as theaters, cinemas, restaurants and bars, only to those who have been vaccinated, recently recovered from COVID-19 or tested negative over the past 72 hours. But critics question whether these measures are enough to slow down the surge.
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“The virus is becoming angrier, and the level of vaccination is insufficient. And as a rule, those who haven't been vaccinated get seriously ill and, unfortunately, die,” Peskov told reporters Tuesday.
Golikova said on Tuesday that nearly 33% of Russia’s 146 million people had received at least one shot of a coronavirus vaccine, and just 29% have been fully vaccinated.
But in Russia, Sputnik is FREE.
Well, I guess I can scratch off Vodka as a cure.
Or Borscht.
Russia Covid deaths to date: 208K
Total Population: 144,100,000
Funny how these Covidian fear porn stories never ever give any sort of context
it almost like they are knowingly lying by omission
The Russians aren’t stupid.
We are no different.
Agree...the death rate is much more important than infection rate.
Cause you need vodka AND saunas.
Belarus’ president dismisses coronavirus risk, encourages citizens to drink vodka and visit saunas
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/31/coronavirus-belarus-urges-citizens-to-drink-vodka-visit-saunas.html
“Cause you need vodka AND saunas.”
Welp, I guess I grab a bottle of Stolichnaya, strip down and hit the sauna. You know, for science’s sake.
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