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Russia Defends Its Tally Of Coronavirus Deaths After Reports Of Undercounting Putin

Russia Defends Its Tally Of Coronavirus Deaths After Reports Of Undercounting

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May 15, 2020
U.S. Disease Experts Questioned By Senate as Fauci Warns of ‘Needless Suffering and Death’ if Reopening Rushed Putin

U.S. Disease Experts Questioned By Senate as Fauci Warns of ‘Needless Suffering and Death’ if Reopening Rushed

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert issued a blunt warning Tuesday that cities and states could “turn back the clock” and see more COVID-19 deaths and economic damage alike if they lift coronavirus stay-at-home orders too fast — a sharp contrast as President Donald Trump pushes to…
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May 12, 2020
Putin’s spokesman becomes fifth senior Russian official to get coronavirus Putin

Putin’s spokesman becomes fifth senior Russian official to get coronavirus

By Gleb Stolyarov and Gabrielle Tétrault-FarberMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, as a new surge in infections gave Russia the third highest number of reported cases in the world after the United States.Peskov, the fifth…
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May 12, 2020
Coronavirus cases surge in Russia, tally now third highest globally Putin

Coronavirus cases surge in Russia, tally now third highest globally

View photosA man visits a makeshift memorial for medics, who reportedly died in Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Region in the times of the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Saint PetersburgBy Andrew Osborn and Andrey KuzminMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday announced a gradual easing of coronavirus lockdown measures…
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May 11, 2020