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Russia shutdown its borders pretty much straight away and IIRC they have hardly any cases.

by uk_programmer 7y ago

DonHopkins 7y ago
If you believe them, they don't have any gay people either.
- timeattack 7y ago
  Well, there is still no panic and hospitals are not overrun with patients. Russia is not China and far from being able to hide such things from public.
  - taw16092019 7y ago
    Maybe it because they know this virus very well.
  - DonHopkins 7y ago
    Not being able to hide things from the public has never kept Putin or Trump from lying through their teeth about anything. The Moscow Times is currently reporting that there are 28 cases so far. We'll see how that turns out, regardless of whether they're currently telling the truth about it. Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | March 12 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/03/12/coronavirus-in-russia-the-latest-news-march-12-a69117 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/03/12/coronavirus-in-rus... >— A religious procession in central Russia aimed at fighting the coronavirus has been canceled due to the threat of the virus itself. Apparently they believe the gay isn't the only thing you can pray away. Trump seeks a 'miracle' as virus fears mount https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/28/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-miracle-stock-markets/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/28/politics/donald-trump-cor... >"It's going to disappear. One day it's like a miracle, it will disappear," Trump said at the White House Thursday as the virus marched across Asia and Europe after US officials said the US should brace for severe disruption to everyday life. >The President also warned that things could "get worse before it gets better," but he added it could "maybe go away. We'll see what happens. Nobody really knows."
  - DonHopkins 7y ago
    Yeah, the Russian government seems really trustworthy. /s You can depend on them to investigate the whistleblowers, who will mysteriously die from a sudden case of "community-acquired pneumonia". Doctors in Russia are accusing the government of covering up its coronavirus outbreak and denying them protective equipment https://www.businessinsider.nl/coronavirus-russia-doctors-say-government-is-covering-up-cases-2020-3?international=true&r=US https://www.businessinsider.nl/coronavirus-russia-doctors-sa... >“While the whole world is facing an outbreak of a new coronavirus, Russia is facing an outbreak of a community-acquired pneumonia,” Vasilyeva said. “And as usual, we’re facing the lie of the authorities.” >She said Russian authorities were referring to coronavirus cases as ordinary pneumonia, implying that they’re distinct from the coronavirus pandemic. >Russian authorities strongly denied her claims. A statement from the Moscow Department of Health accused her of seeking “to discredit Russian medicine and relevant government agencies” and called for authorities to investigate her. Coronavirus: Reported spike in pneumonia cases in Moscow as Russia accuses critics of fake news https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/coronavirus-russia-cases-pneumonia-deaths-putin-kremlin-fake-news-a9415771.html?utm_source=reddit.com https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/coronavirus-... >“I have a feeling they (the authorities) are lying to us,” said Anastasia Vasilyeva, head of Russia's Doctor's Alliance trade union. >“I don't believe the coronavirus numbers,” said Ekaterina, a Moscow accountant. “I remember what they told us about Chernobyl at the time. It's only now that we're finding out what really happened.”
- uk_programmer 7y ago
  I don’t think Russia has ever claimed to have no homosexuals. I think you are confusing it with maybe Brunei.
taw16092019 7y ago
Except this one: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/17/blast-sparks-fire-at-russian-laboratory-housing-smallpox-virus https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/17/blast-sparks-f...
- uk_programmer 7y ago
  That not not really that relevant.
  - taw16092019 7y ago
    It looks like a great cover up, which will be used if/when origins of virus will be traced back to RF. Such behavior is typical for RF. IMHO, it's better to watch actions of RF government and army. AFAIK, they already agitated some desperate Chinese, which lost someone they love, to spread virus at Evil West. They have plans to spread virus within Ukraine, as reported by Ukrainian intelligence agency. It looks like they have no fear of this virus and plan to use this situation for their advantage.
dx034 7y ago
I believe only Moscow faces restrictions for travel from Europe. Maybe they just had much less travel anyway and that's why few got infected.
- uk_programmer 7y ago
  I thought I heard on the radio they shut the entire border. It seems they shut the border with China after doing a quick web search. https://metro.co.uk/2020/01/30/russia-closes-2700-mile-border-china-stop-coronavirus-12151466/ https://metro.co.uk/2020/01/30/russia-closes-2700-mile-borde...
  - paganel 7y ago
    They shut the land border with China pretty early on, that's when I realised that things were pretty serious in Wuhan and in China as a whole.

Russia shutdown its borders pretty much straight away and IIRC they have hardly any cases.

DonHopkins 7y ago

If you believe them, they don't have any gay people either.

timeattack 7y ago
Well, there is still no panic and hospitals are not overrun with patients. Russia is not China and far from being able to hide such things from public.
- taw16092019 7y ago
  Maybe it because they know this virus very well.
- DonHopkins 7y ago
  Not being able to hide things from the public has never kept Putin or Trump from lying through their teeth about anything. The Moscow Times is currently reporting that there are 28 cases so far. We'll see how that turns out, regardless of whether they're currently telling the truth about it. Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | March 12 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/03/12/coronavirus-in-russia-the-latest-news-march-12-a69117 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/03/12/coronavirus-in-rus... >— A religious procession in central Russia aimed at fighting the coronavirus has been canceled due to the threat of the virus itself. Apparently they believe the gay isn't the only thing you can pray away. Trump seeks a 'miracle' as virus fears mount https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/28/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-miracle-stock-markets/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/28/politics/donald-trump-cor... >"It's going to disappear. One day it's like a miracle, it will disappear," Trump said at the White House Thursday as the virus marched across Asia and Europe after US officials said the US should brace for severe disruption to everyday life. >The President also warned that things could "get worse before it gets better," but he added it could "maybe go away. We'll see what happens. Nobody really knows."
- DonHopkins 7y ago
  Yeah, the Russian government seems really trustworthy. /s You can depend on them to investigate the whistleblowers, who will mysteriously die from a sudden case of "community-acquired pneumonia". Doctors in Russia are accusing the government of covering up its coronavirus outbreak and denying them protective equipment https://www.businessinsider.nl/coronavirus-russia-doctors-say-government-is-covering-up-cases-2020-3?international=true&r=US https://www.businessinsider.nl/coronavirus-russia-doctors-sa... >“While the whole world is facing an outbreak of a new coronavirus, Russia is facing an outbreak of a community-acquired pneumonia,” Vasilyeva said. “And as usual, we’re facing the lie of the authorities.” >She said Russian authorities were referring to coronavirus cases as ordinary pneumonia, implying that they’re distinct from the coronavirus pandemic. >Russian authorities strongly denied her claims. A statement from the Moscow Department of Health accused her of seeking “to discredit Russian medicine and relevant government agencies” and called for authorities to investigate her. Coronavirus: Reported spike in pneumonia cases in Moscow as Russia accuses critics of fake news https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/coronavirus-russia-cases-pneumonia-deaths-putin-kremlin-fake-news-a9415771.html?utm_source=reddit.com https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/coronavirus-... >“I have a feeling they (the authorities) are lying to us,” said Anastasia Vasilyeva, head of Russia's Doctor's Alliance trade union. >“I don't believe the coronavirus numbers,” said Ekaterina, a Moscow accountant. “I remember what they told us about Chernobyl at the time. It's only now that we're finding out what really happened.”
uk_programmer 7y ago
I don’t think Russia has ever claimed to have no homosexuals. I think you are confusing it with maybe Brunei.

taw16092019 7y ago

Except this one: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/17/blast-sparks-fire-at-russian-laboratory-housing-smallpox-virus https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/17/blast-sparks-f...

uk_programmer 7y ago
That not not really that relevant.
- taw16092019 7y ago
  It looks like a great cover up, which will be used if/when origins of virus will be traced back to RF. Such behavior is typical for RF. IMHO, it's better to watch actions of RF government and army. AFAIK, they already agitated some desperate Chinese, which lost someone they love, to spread virus at Evil West. They have plans to spread virus within Ukraine, as reported by Ukrainian intelligence agency. It looks like they have no fear of this virus and plan to use this situation for their advantage.

dx034 7y ago

I believe only Moscow faces restrictions for travel from Europe. Maybe they just had much less travel anyway and that's why few got infected.

uk_programmer 7y ago
I thought I heard on the radio they shut the entire border. It seems they shut the border with China after doing a quick web search. https://metro.co.uk/2020/01/30/russia-closes-2700-mile-border-china-stop-coronavirus-12151466/ https://metro.co.uk/2020/01/30/russia-closes-2700-mile-borde...
- paganel 7y ago
  They shut the land border with China pretty early on, that's when I realised that things were pretty serious in Wuhan and in China as a whole.