Russia recorded 27,100 new corona virus cases today, including 7,320 in Moscow, taking the national total to 2,242,633 since the pandemic began.
Russia has reported 1,733,440 total cases, the fourth-most globally. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, “The trend is alarming.” “Additional measures are being taken to limit the spread, but it’s “early” to discuss imposing a broad lockdown.” Health authorities declared an investigation last month of the deaths of 13 patients in a single Rostov-on-Don hospital due to a lack of oxygen, while social media posts from clinics around the country show the ill crowded into corridors due to a lack of facilities.
The poll of 1,601 Russians showed a growing number of people expect to get sick and that 61% doubted official statistics on the number of ill.
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