Is Russia's Handling Of The Coronavirus Pandemic Superior To The U.S.?

Russian president Vladimir Putin, pictured giving a speech on Friday, has attacked the US response to the coronavirus pandemic

Reuters: Putin says Russia's handling of coronavirus is superior to U.S.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that Russia was emerging from the novel coronavirus epidemic with minimal losses, having handled it better than the United States where he said party political interests got in the way.

With 528,964 confirmed cases, Russia has the third-highest number of infections after Brazil and the United States.

Its official death toll stands at 6,948, much lower than in many other countries, including the United States which has had over 115,000 deaths. The veracity of Russian statistics has sometimes been the focus of fierce debate however.

“...We are working rather smoothly and emerging from this situation with the coronavirus confidently and, with minimal losses... But in the (United) States that is not happening,” Putin told state TV.

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WNU Editor: Still early to say if Russia's handling has been better. The pandemic is not over, and there are legitimate concerns for a second wave. But I find Russia's focus to protect the most vulnerable is working, even though I believe the official death toll at 6,948 is too low. Bottom line. Moscow is certainly not like New York City.

More News On Russia's Handling Of The Coronavirus Pandemic

Putin brags that Russia is dealing better with coronavirus than US despite having third highest number of cases in the world -- Daily Mail
Putin says Russia dealing better with virus than US -- France 24
Putin says Russia dealing with coronavirus better than US -- The Hill
Putin claims Russia handled coronavirus better than the US -- NYPost