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BigmanPigman

(52,241 posts) Sat Dec 9, 2023, 12:54 AM Dec 2023

Why does Russia have such huge increases in Covid cases?

They had 95,000 new cases this week and the Worldometers chart shows the bar graph and it is their 2nd highest outbreak. Is Putin spending his county's money on the war and not his citizens' health?

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/russia/

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Why does Russia have such huge increases in Covid cases? (Original Post) BigmanPigman Dec 2023 OP

Seems so. His war has tanked their economy and winter is coming. Deuxcents Dec 2023 #1

You think he wouldn't? 2naSalit Dec 2023 #2

We may not know of his death for some time RainCaster Dec 2023 #3

Underreporting. speak easy Dec 2023 #4

Deuxcents

(19,695 posts)

1. Seems so. His war has tanked their economy and winter is coming.

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Sat Dec 9, 2023, 01:09 AM

Dec 2023

One would think the people have had enough of him but I’m reading he is gonna run to get re elected for another term in 2024…two six year terms! He’s been president for 23 years and is 71 so 16 years more is quite a run.