Russia’s official Covid-19 death toll in 2020 was ~57,000, but their total excess deaths were more than 362,000. “[The excess deaths] belie Putin’s contention that the country has managed the virus better than most.”
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Russia’s official Covid-19 death toll in 2020 was ~57,000, but their total excess deaths were more than 362,000. “[The excess deaths] belie Putin’s contention that the country has managed the virus better than most.”
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