The speaker of Council of Federation Valentina Matvienko considers the low mortality rate from coronavirus in Russia the confirmation of the Russian authorities take measures to combat the pandemic. She said this in an interview with TV channel “Russia 24”.
“Based on the recommendations of the sanitary-epidemiological services and have been implemented or strengthened, sometimes weakened these measures, this is not an end in itself. Most importantly — we have managed to achieve that in Russia the lowest mortality rate, called the figures already in 7 times, 6 times less deaths from coronavirus, than in other countries”, — said the speaker.
Matviyenko believes that it is the main indicator, which confirms the correctness and governmental action. According to her, on the whole, Russia was acting according to strictly worked-out scenario, thought out strategy to combat the epidemic, which “itself, it was worthwhile.”
Earlier, the speaker noted that Russia will continue taking measures to fully negate the threat of coronavirus.
According to recent reports in Russia have revealed 299 941 case of infection COVID-19, recovered 76 of 130, 2837 died.
