Never before has Russia seen so many deaths from Covid-19. On Saturday, October 16, the country recorded more than 1,000 deaths for the first time since the start of the epidemic, with the country’s vaccination campaign halted. The official government census shows 1,002 deaths and 33,208 new infections.
This outbreak comes when only 31% of Russians are fully vaccinated, According to the specialized website GogovAgainst the background of public distrust and while Russia is the country most affected by the virus in Europe. SARS-CoV-2 is spreading as government health restrictions are limited, although many areas have reintroduced the requirement to provide QR codes to access public places.
the Kremlin, Take care of the economy, refused to impose significant restrictions at the national level during the rule “unacceptable” Low vaccination rate against Covid. “Our main task is to find the right balance between breaking the chains of pollution (…) and maintaining conditions for the economy to function and for people to continue earning money.”Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday.
Russians have faced a decline in their standard of living since 2014, which has reduced the popularity of the authorities. The Kremlin also confirmed this week that the medical system can accommodate the growing number of patients.
Between 222 thousand and 400 thousand dead
Russia has gained experience since the beginning of the epidemic and “All medical infrastructure has been mobilized”Peskov said Thursday. Today there are more treatment technologies, more medical monitoring and more infrastructure options. “
The authorities blame the behavior of the Russians. Health Minister Mikhail Murashko attributed the current situation “Mainly for population behavior and immunization” Not enough despite availability of various national vaccines. In addition to low vaccination coverage, the spread of the virus is facilitated by poor adherence to barrier gestures. Independent polls show that more than half of Russians do not plan to be vaccinated.
Since the start of the epidemic, Russia has officially recorded more than 222,000 deaths, the highest number in Europe, even as authorities are accused of underestimating the size of the outbreak in the country. Rosstat Institute of Statistics, which includes a broader definition of deaths related to the coronavirus, records more than 400,000 deaths.
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