Russia and Coronavirus
Earlier this evening on another thread relating to Covid-19. @FranW attempted to imply that Russia would be a good place to be as there were no reported cases of Coronavirus.
Unfortunately you could not have been more wrong! Russia has sixteen international borders including one with China extending for 4,209 Kms. To seriously believe that Coronavirus has not crossed any of the 22,293 Kms of land border and 1,236 Kms of sea border is akin to believing that everybody should ignore the rules laid down by the Government as social distancing will not save as many lives as herd immunity. I can't seriously take anything as fact from somebody who can look at a country with a population in excess of 146.7 million and states that there are no cases of Coronavirus.
At the weekend I spent an hour and a half talking (on a video call) to a Russian friend of mine who lives on the outskirts of Moscow. She and her family are in isolation!
Her mother, has been redeployed from her usual role as an ENT consultant and is helping with the Covid-19 cases which are rapidly filling the hospitals.
Today, the BBC are reporting: The Russian parliament has approved an “anti-virus” package of laws including up to seven years in prison for serious violations of quarantine rules. The official tally remains relatively low at 2,337 and 17 deaths. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-52109892
So quite where you got your information from, I have no idea.
Furthermore, the statement you aimed at me: "Governments never listen to 'reasoned arguments', thought you might realise that." Was actually a throw away line and as was explained by another person is an opinion of yours, not of mine and if you believe that Governments "never" listen to reasoned arguments, then you have serious issues which need to be addressed elsewhere, not on this forum.
Finally, I was shocked at the way you responded to @Vera2. I don't give a damn what political motivation you have, but you are an ignorant waste of space to insult her when she has just lost somebody she cared for, especially as she is concerned about the safety of everyone in this difficult time, and that includes you!
Unfortunately you could not have been more wrong! Russia has sixteen international borders including one with China extending for 4,209 Kms. To seriously believe that Coronavirus has not crossed any of the 22,293 Kms of land border and 1,236 Kms of sea border is akin to believing that everybody should ignore the rules laid down by the Government as social distancing will not save as many lives as herd immunity. I can't seriously take anything as fact from somebody who can look at a country with a population in excess of 146.7 million and states that there are no cases of Coronavirus.
At the weekend I spent an hour and a half talking (on a video call) to a Russian friend of mine who lives on the outskirts of Moscow. She and her family are in isolation!
Her mother, has been redeployed from her usual role as an ENT consultant and is helping with the Covid-19 cases which are rapidly filling the hospitals.
Today, the BBC are reporting: The Russian parliament has approved an “anti-virus” package of laws including up to seven years in prison for serious violations of quarantine rules. The official tally remains relatively low at 2,337 and 17 deaths. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-52109892
So quite where you got your information from, I have no idea.
Furthermore, the statement you aimed at me: "Governments never listen to 'reasoned arguments', thought you might realise that." Was actually a throw away line and as was explained by another person is an opinion of yours, not of mine and if you believe that Governments "never" listen to reasoned arguments, then you have serious issues which need to be addressed elsewhere, not on this forum.
Finally, I was shocked at the way you responded to @Vera2. I don't give a damn what political motivation you have, but you are an ignorant waste of space to insult her when she has just lost somebody she cared for, especially as she is concerned about the safety of everyone in this difficult time, and that includes you!
