But since early in the pandemic, some Russian experts have said the government was playing down the country's outbreak.The Rosstat statistics agency said that the number of deaths from all causes recorded between January and November had risen by 229,700 compared to the previous year."More than 81 per cent of this increase in mortality over this period is due to COVID-19," said Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova, meaning that more than 186,000 Russians have died from COVID-19.
Alexei Raksha, a demographer who left Rosstat in July, told AFP last week that the Russian health ministry and the consumer health ministry falsify coronavirus numbers. Russia's government predicts the economy will shrink by 3.9 per cent this year, while the Central Bank expects an even deeper decline.
While strict measures have been imposed in some major cities, authorities in many regions have limited restrictions to mask-wearing in public spaces and reducing mass gatherings.
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