MOSCOW, March 19 — While President Vladimir Putin has reassured the public that the virus pandemic is under control, many Russians instinctively distrust the official claims and fear the true situation is much worse. They look back to past disasters from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear explosion to...
A man, wearing a protective mask, walks past empty shelves in a store, due to the fear of Covid-19 outbreak in Moscow March 17, 2020. — Reuters pic
In this case, Russia reacted quickly in late January as the virus epidemic raged in China, closing its border that runs for 4,200-kilometres and banning entry to most Chinese citizens including tourists. Touring a centre set up to monitor the pandemic on Tuesday he said the “situation is generally under control” in Russia and outbreaks of infection had been contained.
The message that the government is putting out is clear: “There’s no reason to panic. And all the measures we are now taking are preventative,” said Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova, who is responsible for health.Nevertheless, the public anxiety is very real. Since the start of the week, images of empty supermarket shelves have circulated on social media and many have retreated to their dachas, traditional summer houses in the countryside.
Russia’s X5 Group, the country’s largest food retailer, said it was replenishing stocks of essential foods up to four times as frequently as usual.Many question the official number of confirmed cases and believe it is an underestimate. Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said that deaths from pneumonia were down by 20 per cent in the first months of the year.
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