Journalists of the British newspaper The Guardian criticized for “machismo” in the period of the pandemic coronavirus US President Donald trump and the Brazilian leader Jairo Bolsonaro and Prime Minister, Boris Johnson.
According to them, absolutely different politicians United by the conviction that “the adoption of protective measures against the virus as something indecent and contrary to their macho-political brands”.
Trump tells the journalists refused to wear a mask even during a visit to the factory of masks, Bolsonaro questioned the need for social distancing, and Johnson and even boasted that shook hands with everyone, when I visited the office with sick coronavirus, and afterwards himself contracted the coronavirus. President of Russia Vladimir Putin to British tabloid mentioned in connection with this visit to the hospital in Kommunarka.
It is also reported that among the high-ranking politicians infected with the coronavirus was the Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Mishustin and press-Secretary of Russian leader Dmitry Peskov.
As an example of “good practice” leaders The Guardian leads Slovakia, where the oath of the new government were all in masks, the President Zuzana Chepalova acted in the mask, and even news anchors wore personal protective equipment.
According on 17 may, the total number of people infected with coronavirus in the world exceeded 4.6 million people. The pandemic has covered 188 countries. According to the project of the Johns Hopkins University, the increase is contracted for the day was 90.3 thousand people. For the entire period of the pandemic have died more than 311 thousand patients, more than 1.69 million people have recovered.
According to statistics of the operational headquarters in Russia for the second day in a row recorded at least 10 thousand cases of the spread of coronavirus. So, on may 16, the day it was revealed 9200 new cases COVID-19, may 17, doctors reported on 9709 infected. 15 may it was reported about 10 598 new cases of infection with coronavirus.
According to the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova, as of may 17, in Russia stopped the growth of the spread of coronavirus.
