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Putin orders workers home for one week as COVID-19 deaths soar
The Hill ^ | 10-20-21 | LEXI LONAS

Posted on 10/20/2021 6:10:36 PM PDT by dynachrome

Russian President Vladimir Putin is ordering workers to stay home for one week as the country continues to break daily records for COVID-19 infections and deaths.

“Our task today is to protect life and health of our citizens and minimize the consequences of the dangerous infection,” Putin said in a video call with officials Wednesday, The Associated Press reported.

“To achieve that, it's necessary to first of all slow the pace of contagion and mobilize additional reserves of the health care system, which is currently working under a high strain,” he added.

Putin’s Cabinet has proposed people stop working on Oct. 30 and stay home through the end of the following week in order to slow the spread of the virus. Areas in Russia that are currently hit the hardest by the virus could see a two-week halt in work.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: covid19; lockdown; putin; russia
Here we go again.
1 posted on 10/20/2021 6:10:36 PM PDT by dynachrome
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To: dynachrome

One size fits all regions?


2 posted on 10/20/2021 6:16:27 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Critical Marx Theory is The SOLUTION....)
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To: dynachrome

more info ,Vaccinated or not,


3 posted on 10/20/2021 6:17:53 PM PDT by bobrlbob
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To: dynachrome

Is he still coughing


4 posted on 10/20/2021 6:19:00 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: dynachrome

A week to flatten the curve....


5 posted on 10/20/2021 6:27:42 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: dynachrome

.... Weather is cooling so people return to their winter indoor habits .... Breathing stale recirculated air .... For months on end ... Of course the cases of COVID-19 will increase .... And along with that increaes of cases will come the inevitable rising death toll .... It’s called Logic ... And to some extent ... Science ...


6 posted on 10/20/2021 6:37:41 PM PDT by R_Kangel ("A nation of sheep will beget a nation ruled by wolves")
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To: dynachrome

Phenomenal population control, bar none.


7 posted on 10/20/2021 6:54:36 PM PDT by chief lee runamok (Anti Socialist Derelict at Large)
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To: R_Kangel

AS Putin turns off the heat...


8 posted on 10/20/2021 7:33:40 PM PDT by mylife (Would you rather have Questions without answers? or Answers without questions?)
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To: bobrlbob

Russia’s “Delta” CFR is actually up significantly vs. the previous wave. NOT a good thing. Compare to the UK, whose CFR has dropped dramatically.


9 posted on 10/20/2021 8:24:42 PM PDT by Paul R. (You know your pullets are dumb if they don't recognize a half Whopper as food!)
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