Russia has relatively few reported cases of COVID-19 compared to other nations with comparable population numbers. Many in Russia are starting to doubt the government’s numbers are claiming that Russia has been underreporting cases and labeling them and deaths and has been classifying them as Pneumonia cases. Host Marco Werman speaks with Anastasia Vasilyeva, the head of Russia’s Alliance of Doctors trade union.
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