After Putin's bravado, COVID-19 is starting to hit Russia hard

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-coronavirus-putin-moscow-hospitals-beds/

By Alexandra Odynova
April 14, 2020 / 3:06 PM


Less than a month ago Russia's state-controlled media showed President Vladimir Putin talking about how the country had managed to contain the new coronavirus and keep the situation "under control."

Russia had only a few dozen officially reported cases then. A week later, Russia even sent planes loaded with medical aid to struggling Italy, and then to the United States and Serbia.

But Russia has now seen a surge in COVID-19 infections, and Putin's tone has become much less optimistic.

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