Why does Russia, population 144 million, have
fewer coronavirus cases than Luxembourg?
CNN,
by
Mary Ilyushina
Original Article
Posted By: NorthernDog,
3/22/2020 9:24:22 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin said this week his country managed to stop the mass spread of coronavirus -- and that the situation was "under control," thanks to early and aggressive measures to keep more people from getting the disease. (Snip) Russia's early response measures -- such as shutting down its 2,600-mile border with China as early as January 30, and setting up quarantine zones -- may have contributed to the delay of a full-blown outbreak, some experts say. A strong record on testing "The director-general of WHO said 'test, test, test,'" Dr. Melita Vujnovic, the World Health Organization's representative in Russia, told CNN
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Safari Man 3/22/2020 9:38:21 AM (No. 353982)
Communist plot?
Could it have anything to do with how many third world immigrants a given country has? Italy has been overrun in recent years. I don’t think Russia has seen anything like what Europe has seen, in that regard.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
TexaTucky 3/22/2020 9:43:01 AM (No. 353988)
Because they've always been so forthright on poisonings, shooting down airliners, nuclear meltdowns, disappearances in the night, the existence of gulags, etc., right gospozha Ilyushina?
Russians don't believe your tripe, yet you expect US to?
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
mobyclik 3/22/2020 9:45:53 AM (No. 353992)
So, Putin and Trump closed the borders with China early and saved many lives? Sounds like more COLLUSION between President Trump and his Russian buddy, Putin. IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH!
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Well,,,if the Russian government tells you to stay home, you jolly well better stay home. Right!
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 3/22/2020 10:12:02 AM (No. 354022)
It's because Putie had bigger fish to fry. Had to lock down its southern border asap so could simultaneously launch it price war on oil with the Saudi's.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
J F Ackerman 3/22/2020 10:13:38 AM (No. 354025)
Vodka.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
bpl40 3/22/2020 10:15:59 AM (No. 354030)
Agreed #7, I am switching today. Stoly or Absolut?
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
montwoodcliff 3/22/2020 10:23:42 AM (No. 354043)
Do Russians lie?
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Strike3 3/22/2020 10:27:28 AM (No. 354051)
Is it possible that another Communist country is lying?
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
planetgeo 3/22/2020 10:34:36 AM (No. 354064)
Yes, you're assuming that the figures provided by Russia are in fact both complete and accurate. NEVER accept the figures provided by a communist country (or state...see NY, CA, etc.). Just casually looking at the stats for China, for example, they are totally absurd and obviously have been seriously manipulated to look like things are under control.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
DVC 3/22/2020 10:40:55 AM (No. 354071)
Because they are lying? That is certainly likely, to some degree, to account for some of this. But I suspect a lot is real, due to very tight border controls.
It takes a massive amount of paperwork to get a visa to enter Russia. First you need to be invited by a Russian person or business, or on an organized prepaid tour. I have filled out those forms many times, time consuming, need a passport photo attached and either take to a Russian embassy in person and wait a week, or hire an agency for a substantial fee to handle it. Give them your passport, and eventually it comes back with the visa bonded in place. And it is for a narrow window of time, and if you stay past even one day, they jail you.
Border control has benefits, no doubt.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
franq 3/22/2020 10:50:40 AM (No. 354082)
Hmm... CNN. Author with a Russian-sounding name. Sure, I believe it
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Russia has no Oorona Virus problem because, like Iran, has no gay problem...They just take them out and kill them. Iran has said in the past we have no gay problem and if we do, do you know where they live? Now they have no more gay problem. Russia Iran and North Korea are all the same when it comes to Coronovirus.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
earlybird 3/22/2020 10:55:15 AM (No. 354088)
They’re just not talking. Very tight media control there. State media.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
davew 3/22/2020 11:01:30 AM (No. 354091)
Russia's supply chain and travel patterns are much more isolated from the sources of the virus like China and Italy than the US. They did shut down the border early and they have more centralized control of local government than the US does under our Constitution. Their testing sounds to be about as bad as China's and South Korea's with multiple false positives and negatives. They were using less sensitive PCR tests than those demanded by the standard of care and the FDA in the US.
All that said, they are not out of the woods yet. They may have delayed the spread for a number of reasons but without a real vaccine or cure they are still vulnerable.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
msjena 3/22/2020 11:02:45 AM (No. 354093)
Because they are lying.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
pc1eszm 3/22/2020 11:23:07 AM (No. 354119)
#8 - Tito's. Made in America.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
LC Chihuahua 3/22/2020 11:24:52 AM (No. 354123)
More people visit Luxembourg than visit Russia? Also, Russia lies.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
JackBurton 3/22/2020 11:31:37 AM (No. 354131)
May I point out that Russia is two and a half times the size of the U.S. and has 1/2 the population?
Why, yes, I can.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
msjena 3/22/2020 11:35:03 AM (No. 354138)
This is the country that cheated at the Olympics, that has issued dubious denials of many suspicious deaths, that has a history of secretiveness and lying. Why should anyone believe them? They share a border with China. The chances they have been spared are small.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
DARling 3/22/2020 11:35:12 AM (No. 354139)
Because they lie better and can shoot quarantine runners with impunity. I would also think the Russian government is not flush with the latest, greatest testing kits so unless a person is tested, he is not counted among the infected.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
Tanker76 3/22/2020 11:43:15 AM (No. 354150)
Baloney !! My Russian in laws tell my wife it is rampant over there and they live in a city in Siberia. Her father, who has several health issues refuses to leave the house.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
Thos Weatherby 3/22/2020 11:55:04 AM (No. 354166)
Interesting that Putin closed the Chinese border on the 30th of Jan. Same day Trump closed ours to Chinese travelers and the same day Pelosi went on TV to announce they were sad because they were going to impeach the President.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
TexaTucky 3/22/2020 12:21:22 PM (No. 354205)
#8, I concur with #18. Tito's vodka is intentionally made from all-American corn in Texas by a company founded by a man ironically named Beveridge. Bert "Bertito" Beveridge. It's smoove. And gluten-free, if that matters to you.
But if you're going for anything other than Tito's, choose Russian Standard. It's what my Russian friends drink. I alternate between the two.
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
Smart11344 3/22/2020 12:44:51 PM (No. 354235)
Putin may be an American enemy, but he is a sharper tool than the President of China.
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
red1066 3/22/2020 2:03:21 PM (No. 354315)
Russians don't travel as much, and fewer people travel to Russia.
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
DVC 3/22/2020 3:04:36 PM (No. 354361)
Thank you, #23. I have been to Krasnoyarsk a number of times, and several other cities in Siberia. Health care there seems to be relatively primitive, having used some, including a broken bone, which was cared for well, although the facilities were unimpressive, seemed to be out of the 1920s, the X-ray machine looked to be 1940s or 50s vintage.
And to people wondering about why Italy is having a lot of medical problems. A relative is a retired airline pilot, and was in Rome on vacation about 10 years ago. Rolled an ankle badly on a sidewalk irregularity and wound up with a badly broken ankle by the time it was over. Taken to a nearby hospital to stabilize the ankle so she could fly home to get it actually screwed back together here. I asked what the Roman hospital was like. She replied, "Have you ever seen the movie, "Midnight Express"? I thought this to be a very odd reply, but said I had not. She explained that a character is arrested smuggling drugs and thrown into a Turkish prison. The Roman hospital greatly reminded her of that Turkish prison.
YIKES!! She said she wanted out of there as soon as was possible, no way would they do anything significant on her ankle. Perhaps they all aren't like that, I have never been sick in Italy.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
Catherine 3/22/2020 3:54:55 PM (No. 354419)
Probably because they outright lie about pretty much everything. They are proud to say they never had serial killers, too, but I saw a story on one guy who would kill people then eat them. During his trial, he was locked in a cage in the courtroom. So if they are saying they don't have it - baloney.
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
or gate 3/22/2020 4:04:56 PM (No. 354434)
Real men have common sense.
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
Rumblehog 3/22/2020 4:23:23 PM (No. 354447)
Russians, who are oft fond of doing everything on a "mine is bigger than yours" scale, have with this found the reason to go small... really, really small.
And to what do we attribute this?
Lies.
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They have tight border control. Next question?