Covid outbreak in Russia: Putin asks new deputies to alert the population
Vladimir Putin met the newly elected deputies on Tuesday and asked them to make the fight against Covid and, above all, for vaccination, a priority.
via REUTERS - SPUTNIK
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Russia is facing a new wave of Covid-19 contamination due to the low vaccination rate.
On Tuesday, October 12, President Putin took advantage of a meeting with recently elected deputies to alert them to the importance of vaccinating the regions as quickly as possible.
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With our correspondent in Moscow,
Paul Gogo
Nearly 1,000 deaths in 24 hours over the past two days, the Covid-19 epidemic has reached unprecedented levels in Russia.
Officially, more than 218,000 deaths have been recorded in the country since the start of the epidemic.
The
Nezavissimaïa Gazeta
newspaper
says, based on data from the Federal Statistics Agency, that the actual number of deaths could reach one million by the end of the year.
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The Russian vaccine does not appeal
Vladimir Putin met the newly elected deputies on Tuesday, October 12 and asked them to make the fight against Covid and, above all, for vaccination, a priority: “
You know that in many regions, there is currently an increase of the epidemic.
I ask you to take an active part in this work, to talk about it in the media.
People trust you and listen to your advice and recommendations.
We must work with perseverance and patience with people and explain to them all the benefits of vaccination against this dangerous disease.
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With barely more than 30% of vaccinated, Russia is preparing to experience yet another painful wave.
The local vaccine, Sputnik, did not convince the Russians who demand, for some, the importation of European vaccines.
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