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Ask HN: Why so few virus cases in Russia?
Russia is reporting so few cases of coronavirus. Why? Are they not reporting? Not testing? Not admitting?
- YaBa 7y agoVodka.
- CyberFonic 7y agoStronger alcohol than hand sanitiser - and tastes better ... only just.
- crankylinuxuser 7y agoIt's like the US. If you restrict testing, very few can be found to test positive..... So you can say things like: "Only 12 have been found positive." or "Our community/city has nobody tested positive." Long story short, it's a sham.
- hourislate 7y agoI can't confirm this as true. It was a Russian posting it on a board but he said they had over 11000 cases and 600 dead about 2 weeks ago with the majority in Far East Russia. If it was true then I would imagine the problem has grown but I believe the Russians like the Chinese are able to institute stricter policies than the West could when it comes to lock downs and no go zones.
- duxup 7y agoDoes it seem like they should have more?
- lonelappde 7y agoRussia is relatively isolated from the rest of the world. Officials recently reported cases coming in from Italy so it will be spreading.
- smarri 7y agoRussia closed its border with China in January. Article (pay wall) https://www.ft.com/content/75adafb6-4306-11ea-abea-0c7a29cd66fe https://www.ft.com/content/75adafb6-4306-11ea-abea-0c7a29cd6...
- sloaken 7y agoHow free do you think the news reporting in Russia is? I would expect you only hear what the government wants you to hear.