Thread by @RogueShoeButler

From #Russia today:

"In the pharmacies, there are no masks. People are grabbing food off the shelves. Soon we will be fighting coronavirus with our bare hands."

"No masks in the pharmacies. What to do?"

"Lies." (Putin's claims to have the #coronavirus situation under control)

"Lies, all lies. The ambulance says they have nowhere to take the sick. The infection ward has 8 rooms left—8, laughable."

#Russia #CoronavirusOutbreak #Putin

"All under control? I went around to 10 pharmacies: no masks, no antiseptics. Keep on lying. I am going to keep silent on the fact that there are more sick in Russia than listed in the official statistics."

#covid19russia

"People are arriving from different countries and there is no place to take a coronavirus test. The local hospitals are telling them to f off. Of course, forbid and punish those who speak the truth."

#Russia #CoronavirusTesting

"Called a doc. Said I was sick. Asked for a test. He said he has no such instructions."

"At our [city] the ambulance does not even come when called. The hospital has one oxygen mask and it is with the utility worker." 

#Russia #MaskShortage #CoronavirusTesting

"Today went by the store. Everything sold out. The prices raised so fucking bad."

"When will buckwheat return to stores???"
"Pharmacies have nothing!!"

#Russia #Shortages #coronavirus

"in some stores in big chains, the grains and produce are all gone. Who will monitor the scalpers??"

"Here in Volgograd, the farms are worked on by Chinese and half of them are coughing. I see them all the time. Nobody gives a fuck."

#Russia #CoronavirusOutbreak #COVID19ru

"These statistics have nothing to do with reality. No one in Moscow is being tested for anything, not pneumonia nor flu nor respiratory infections—there is no technical means for it. All tests are sent to Novosibirsk."

"[official numbers]—Don't make me laugh, Kremlinbots."

"Volodya [Putin] said the government is shutting things down and you all believe it. How many herds of people walking around, children at game centers, packs on the Metro, are you waiting for this to hit people so you can be rid of them...The government is shitting in your ears."

"They have purposefully spread rumor that we have no coronavirus—purposefully right before elections so people did not protest. Do not fear or believe, dear citizens, trust Allah."

"Real numbers 100x higher but Kremlin wants to drag it out to April 22. And then comes the flood"

UPDATE: Over the following day or so, comments became less focused on #CovidRussia and more on rage at #Putin, especially his negligence and his corruption.

More comments below.

"Coronavirus around several months. They are just now working [on it]. And then, under guise of buying a vaccine, will take the money off shore. Everything brilliantly simple."

#RUSSIAcoronavirus #Putin #corruption

"There in the 'Doctor Alliance' the medics have openly said they have neither masks nor gloves. Once again our money has been shit away."

#covid19russia

"In Russia, testing for Coronavirus can only be done in Novosibirsk. In other cities, there is no testing."

#Russia #CoronavirusTesting

"Oh yes. It burns me out that all the teachers at my school say all is well and no sick, meanwhile, everyone walks around coughing and there is just no way to get tested."

#RUSSIAcoronavirus #COVIDtesting

"Doctors…have no means to protect themselves, fear they will contract corona. 'Open media': Ambulance workers who visit potential corona pts w/o masks or gloves, told to buy their own masks and gloves."

"Spoke to a doctor. Says he only has enough masks and gloves for two days."

Russian politican analyst @V_Solovey reported estimates from non-corrupt sources in medicine that on March 17 there had been 1,600 deaths in #Russia from #COVID and 130,000–180,000 cases. 1tv.ge/en/news/russia…

"Putin, go away. Takeover of country is 20 yrs [imprisonment]."

"Odd but no one supports the president. Where are the ratings and where are the numbers [of support] coming from?"

#RageAgainstPutin

"Boycott April 22 entirely."

#RussianReferendum #RussianConstitution

"May you be damned, Barbarian!"

"In all I [Putin] have robbed you and will continue robbing you for 12 yrs. Or centuries. Cough cough."

"May you disappear like Saddam Hussein."

#RageAgainstPutin

"May he get sick with Coronavirus."

"What a pathetic dog. Stupid, stuttering, ugly. Of course no one in Russia is better for the job--sure. Pathetic."

"What did that animal say? Keep it brief."

"Enemy of the people is collapsing."

#Russia #RageAgainstPutin

#Putin appears to have directed that #COVID cases be diagnosed as flu or pneumonia to keep official numbers low.

"When crossing the Russian border, Coronavirus transforms into the flu! Scientists are in shock!"

[in response to above comment] "Same thing in Belarus. Paradox."

UPDATE: Below are some recent posts from @V_Solovey's Facebook page. Putin trying to manipulate the #referendum vote (was Apr 22, now postponed); #Russia now cracking down on TV stations putting out true info on spread of #CoViD, much wider than official numbers.

"The amount of Russian passports in DNR and LNR [Russian-controlled parts of Ukraine] have been ordered to be raised to one million people. These voices will be used during elections for the Constitution."

#Putin #Referendum

"Gratitude to 'Channel One', NTV, Russia-1, Russia-24, and the General Prosecutor's Office for drawing the nation's attention to my info on true number infected with Corona. Worth more than the possible 100,000-ruble fine. (They were already penalized for giving me ad time.)"

"At night in certain cities they were taking down banners regarding voting on April 22nd. Later, it was decided it would be best to declare the coronavirus epidemic subdued and hold the elections with triumphant [levels of] attendance and triumphant results."
#Russia #Referendum

Some letters on #RUSSIAcoronavirus:

1. 'Among my closest relatives and friends: 7 hospitalizations.'

2. 'Situation close to tragic. Among my friends and friends' friends: about 5 with corona, various cities. Authorities lying. Quarantine not enforced, leads to spread of virus.'

On Moscow under quarantine:
1. Not prepared.
2. Gov't-issued cards needed to drive a car or take Metro.
3. Nat'l bank may shut down ATMs.
4. Gov't may shut down both the Internet and cell-phone service "in case panic moods arise among the public."

#Russia #covid19russia #COVID