Russia sees a record spike in coronavirus cases and deaths

Russia saw a record daily rise in coronavirus cases and deaths today as Vladimir Putin prepares to announce whether a month-long lockdown will be extended. The latest 6,411 cases – a new high, surpassing Sunday’s 6,361 – bring the total number of infections from 87,147 to 93,558.  The jump means that Russia overtakes Iran and … Read more

Russia surpasses China’s official number of coronavirus cases

Russia surpasses China’s official number of coronavirus cases after registering 6,200 new infections, bringing total to 87,147 Russia reported total of 87,147 cases on Monday, higher than China’s official toll Actual number of infections in both countries is thought to be much higher   Russia had been reporting comparatively low Covid-19 numbers until April Here’s how to … Read more

Drawings of woolly mammoths and rhinos at least 15,000 years old

Amazing rock art depicting ‘woolly mammoths and rhinos’ were created by an ancient man at least 15,000 years ago, says a new study. The petroglyphs straddling the border between Russia and Mongolia are 7,000 years older than previously thought.  The finds at the ancient alfresco ‘art gallery’ have been confirmed in a detailed study by … Read more

Doctor with coronavirus falls to her death from hospital in Russia

Another Russian doctor falls to her death from hospital window ‘after being blamed for spread of Covid-19 at Russian cosmonaut training facility’ Natalya Lebedeva was accused of failing to stop an outbreak, colleagues claim She was involved in treating the city’s ‘patient zero’, a top cosmonaut trainer Lebedev was being treated in Moscow and fell … Read more

Doctor with coronavirus falls to her death from hospital in Russia

Russian doctor falls to her death from hospital window ‘after being blamed for spread of Covid-19 at cosmonaut training facility’ – days after medic who reported PPE shortages also plunged from a window Natalya Lebedeva was accused of failing to stop an outbreak, colleagues claim She was involved in treating the city’s ‘patient zero’, a … Read more

Top Russian doctor falls out of 5th floor window during conference about lack of PPE for medics 

A senior doctor in Russia plunged 50 ft from her office window during a conference call when she was told her hospital would be forced to take in coronavirus patients, say reports. Dr Yelena Nepomnyashchaya, 47, a mother of two, had objected to the move because of an ‘acute shortage’ of personal protection equipment for … Read more

Russian doctor accuses Vladimir Putin of lying about coronavirus deaths

Badly paid doctors have quit in droves, fearing for their lives after being told to treat coronavirus patients without adequate protective equipment in a chronically underfunded health system.  Ambulances crews queue for hours to deliver patients to overloaded hospitals where medical staff have run out of oxygen – yet desperately needed ventilators have been bought … Read more

Russian doctor accuses Vladimir Putin of lying about coronavirus deaths

Badly paid doctors have quit in droves, fearing for their lives after being told to treat coronavirus patients without adequate protective equipment in a chronically underfunded health system.  Ambulances crews queue for hours to deliver patients to overloaded hospitals where medical staff have run out of oxygen – yet desperately needed ventilators have been bought … Read more