Covid-19 in Russia: alarming situation in some remote regions of the country
Russian Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko on October 30, 2021 in a hospital as part of a tour of the regions most affected by Covid-19.
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Nothing seems to stop the violence of the Delta variant in Russia.
Every day sees the absolute record of dead and sick broken.
In some remote areas of the country, hospitals are also now in short supply of oxygen.
The wave seems so impossible to curb that the power sounds the alarm.
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With our correspondent in Moscow,
Anissa El Jabri
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The workload is excessive for the doctors, the emotional and physical stress extreme.
The sentence is signed by the Kremlin spokesperson.
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If we don't find a way to convince people that their behavior is irresponsible, we could face even more difficult times.
The almost desperate formula, on the slowness of the vaccination, is from former Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, in an article published in the official newspaper
Rossiïskaïa Gazeta
.
► To read again: Outbreak of coronavirus cases in Russia, Moscow closes its non-essential services
Even the president returned this Monday a second time to the charge: "
The seniors are those who fall the most seriously ill, it is today an obvious fact,
declared Vladimir Poutine.
As for the mortality among our citizens in this age group, it is much higher than among the rest of the population. Please pay attention. Obey all the rules to avoid illness. And you have to get vaccinated. The only cure for severe forms of illness and death is vaccination.
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Forty thousand patients a day is unheard of in Russia, say the authorities.
This Monday afternoon, November 1, the Novgorod region is the first to announce it: the restrictions will be extended by a week.
They had been decided there until Monday, November 8.
► Read also: The Kremlin points to the "fault" of the Russians in the increase in Covid-19 cases
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