Mistrust of the Russian government is increasing as pneumonia cases soar
In a country of 17 million square kilometres and with a population of 144 million, Russia has recordedThe number produced by Moscow has raised questions and fears of a cover up. Even some doctors and health professionals have expressed concerns over the official count and the real estimated count of positive cases.
However, Moscow’s own health department issued a statement on March 13 saying pneumonia cases in January and February were actually 8 percent and 7 percent lower than last year.Anastasia Vasilyeva, head of Russia’s Doctor’s Alliance trade union, said: “I have a feeling they [the authorities] are lying to us,” over the coronavirus cases.
“The number of people seeking medical attention has risen due to anxiety among the population,” Nikoforov said which means people’s worries increase the number of pneumonia cases. On Thursday, Moscow authorities reported Russia’s first coronavirus-related death, a 79-year old woman, but later said she’d died of a blood clot. The government did not include her death in its daily coronavirus bulletin.Another questioned issue is the sensitivity of the testing system which is produced by Vector, in Novosibirsk.
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