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Maybe because they started testing early? Their first cases were in January and they screened everyone in airports since then [0], they performed 639606 tests w
by kds3 7y ago
Maybe because they started testing early? Their first cases were in January and they screened everyone in airports since then [0], they performed 639606 tests with 4731 positives. [1][2]
[0] https://www.reuters.com/article/china-health-pneumonia-russia/update-1-russia-steps-up-airport-screening-of-chinese-travellers-over-coronavirus-fears-idUSL8N29Q3SJ https://www.reuters.com/article/china-health-pneumonia-russi...
[1] https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_testing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_testing
- amai 6y agoLet's read some real news: - https://meduza.io/en/news/2020/04/02/russian-public-health-authority-can-t-explain-why-it-s-published-the-same-exact-coronavirus-test-count-for-three-days-straight https://meduza.io/en/news/2020/04/02/russian-public-health-a... - https://meduza.io/en/feature/2020/03/18/at-the-peak-we-could-be-talking-about-millions-of-tests https://meduza.io/en/feature/2020/03/18/at-the-peak-we-could... - https://meduza.io/en/feature/2020/04/03/russian-doctors-union-leader-arrested-twice-and-beaten-by-police-for-delivering-masks-to-medical-staff-fighting-covid-19 https://meduza.io/en/feature/2020/04/03/russian-doctors-unio...
- ineedasername 6y agoThat makes it sound about as sealed shut on speaking out as the Chinese were in the early days, only without the mass quarantines that they wouldn't be able to hide as easily. Either way it doesn't paint a good picture.