The chairman of United Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, said at the party congress that Russia, unlike other countries, during the pandemic managed to avoid “super heavy” consequences in the form of a sharp drop in living standards, rising inflation and a slipping of the healthcare system. At the same time, according to him, there are still many difficulties.
“In almost all countries of the world, the consequences of the pandemic have caused a sharp drop in living standards, an increase in inflation, and a slipping of the health care system. In our country, we managed to avoid super-grave consequences, although there are a lot of difficulties, what can I say here, “says Mr. Medvedev (quoted by RIA Novosti).
At the same time, Mr. Medvedev noted that the spread of the coronavirus is “the hardest problem, but not the only one.” According to him, now the world is witnessing “a sharp increase at once the most diverse challenges that pose an increasing threat to humanity.”
Earlier, during the party congress, Dmitry Medvedev presented party cards to the heads of four Russian regions, State Duma deputies, as well as the leaders of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR) Denis Pushilin and Leonid Pasechnik. Russian President Vladimir Putin made an address to the participants of the party congress via video link. The head of state asked the leaders of the party’s list to strengthen public control and use the potential of party commissions.
Over the past day, 32,974 cases of coronavirus infection have been registered in Russia, in total since the beginning of the pandemic the number of cases has reached 9,769,011. .3% compared to October 2020. Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said that the increase in deaths is entirely due to the coronavirus.
For more details on the consequences of the pandemic for Russia, see the article by Kommersant-Science “Coronavirus: What Has Changed and What to Do Next.”
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