We don’t know how to treat this–Doctors and patients in Russia are fighting for coronavirus drugs that hardly help anyone

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This article details the struggles of Russian citizens and hospitals in procuring COVID-19 treatments during the spring of 2020. As a second wave of COVID-19 appears on the horizon, these struggles implicate issues to be aware of in planning for and projecting the severity of the wave.
Title
We don’t know how to treat this–Doctors and patients in Russia are fighting for coronavirus drugs that hardly help anyone
Date
October 9, 2020
Description
This article details the struggles of Russian citizens and hospitals in procuring COVID-19 treatments during the spring of 2020. As a second wave of COVID-19 appears on the horizon, these struggles implicate issues to be aware of in planning for and projecting the severity of the wave.
Source
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2020/10/09/we-don-t-know-how-to-treat-this
Creator
Svetlana Reiter and Alexander Ershov
translator
Megan Luttrell and Eilish Hart

Tags

COVID-19
hospitals
treatments
finance ministry
Moscow
coronavirus
second wave