Thread by @DrEricDing

📍Nearly 2/3 of Russians say they do not plan to get the Sputnik vaccine. Analysts attribute hesitancy to: widespread distrust of 🇷🇺 authorities, & frequent state television reports that #COVID19 as mostly defeated or not dangerous… And now a new surge.🧵
nytimes.com/2021/06/12/wor…

2) “Russian officials scrambled on Saturday to slow the spread of a new wave of the coronavirus, ordering workers in Moscow to take next week off and pleading with the populace to make use of widely available vaccines.

3) “The biggest spike appeared to be in Moscow, the Russian capital, which reported 6,701 new cases on Saturday — more than double the rise five days ago, and the highest single-day total since December. “

4) “Mayor Sergey S. Sobyanin said the situation had “sharply worsened” in the past week, and that thousands of hospital beds were being repurposed to provide care for Covid-19 patients.

5) ““According to epidemiologists, it is now necessary to at least slow down the speed of, if not stop, the spread of the virus,” Mr. Sobyanin said on his blog.

6) “Most employers will be required to keep workers home — with pay — next week. However, Mr. Sobyanin ***did not impose new restrictions on indoor dining*** beyond the 11 p.m. cutoff”

Hellooooo… #COVIDisAirborne