Charles Maynes
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A Russian family believes the death of a relative from the coronavirus was both unnecessary and uncounted by the state.
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The U.S. government delivers 50 American-made ventilators on Thursday and will send another 150 next week. -
An art project to shake the lockdown blues has become an online sensation as pent-up Russian speakers from across the globe reenact classic artwork to pass the time amid the pandemic.
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The pandemic has hit the global business of surrogate birthing, leaving many infants and their new parents thousands of miles apart.
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Russia has the world's second-highest confirmed coronavirus case number but ranks 18th in officially reported fatalities from the virus.
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Russia has reported nearly a quarter of a million infections from the coronavirus but says only 2,200 people have died. It is a much lower death toll in comparison with other countries.
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has dismissed the pandemic as mass "psychosis" — a disease easily cured with a bit of vodka, a hot sauna or spending time playing hockey or doing farm work.
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Three doctors in Russia have fallen out of hospital windows during the coronavirus pandemic. Two of them died, and the third one is in serious condition.
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Russia reported its third consecutive day of more than 10,000 new COVID-19 cases. The continued surge comes as warmer weather, and May holidays, challenge authorities efforts to enforce a lockdown.
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As coronavirus infections continue to increase in Russia, the virus is taking the lives of Russian health care workers, who complain of a lack protective equipment and political support.
