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MOSCOW (Reuters) - A reported sharp increase in pneumonia cases in the Russian capital and contradictory information around the issue is fuelling fears about the accuracy of official coronavirus data which remains much lower than many European countries.
Russia, which has a population of 144 million, has reported just 199 coronavirus cases and some doctors have questioned how far the official data reflects reality, given what they say is the patchy nature and quality of testing.
A sharp spike in pneumonia cases in Moscow, Russia's biggest transport hub and a city with a population of around 13 million, has further raised doubts.
"I have a feeling they (the authorities) are lying to us," said Anastasia Vasilyeva, head of Russia's Doctors Alliance trade union.
https://news.yahoo.com/sharp-increase-moscow-pneumonia-cases-162718088.html
No wonder Trump admires Putin so much.
TDale313
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(51,657 posts)The data showed that the Russian capital, which has 98 confirmed cases of coronavirus, recorded 6,921 pneumonia cases in January, up from 5,058 the previous year. Nationwide pneumonia cases also spiked by over 3 percent year-on-year.
Yet Moscow's own health department issued a statement on March 13 saying pneumonia cases in January and February were actually 8% and 7% lower than last year.
And that's just January.
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