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Russia medical workers are dying 16 times more often than in countries with comparable coronavirus outbreaks

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Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowGet a daily selection of our top stories based on your reading preferences.Something is loading.A new report has found at least 186 healthcare workers have died from COVID-19 in Russia, making it proportionally one of the worst-hit medical sectors in the world, if official figures are accurate.The was posted on May 19 by Mediazona, an online news outlet that covers human rights, legal news, and prison affairs in Russia.It found the medical profession's share of total deaths from COVID-19 was nearly 7%, or about one in every 15 fatalities. This was 16 times worse than a half-dozen countries with comparable numbers of COVID-19 cases, according to Mediazona.As of May 20, Russia has reported 299,941 infections, the second-most in the world after the US. There have also been 2837 COVID-19 deaths in Russia, according to data from .Journalists Maxim Litavrin, David Frenkel, Nikita Shulaev, and Anna Kozkina, based their study on the "," an unofficial tally of deaths that Russian medical workers have been compiling since April 25. The Russian government does not publish an official count for medical professionals.On May 20, the Mediazona report listed 241 names, 19 more than the day before.Two-thirds of the deaths were in Moscow and the surrounding areas, St. Petersburg, and Dagestan. "About half of the dead are junior and paramedical personnel. Most often in Russia, COVID-19 nurses die," Mediazona reported.The country with the next highest rate was Iran, with about 1.59% of healthcare workers dying from COVID-19, according to . The analysis compared the situation to doctors dying the UK, the US, Italy, and Spain, all of which were below 1%.The study gave two possible explanations for why so many healthcare workers are dying in Russia: either mortality statistics are being underestimated or the risk is high because workers aren't getting enough personal protective equipment.Mediazona's analysis excluded doctors who weren't practicing, doctors not from Russia, and doctors who died from something other than COVID-19. there have been outbreaks in 400 Russian hospitals nationwide.The country has been suspected of underreporting its COVID-19 cases by the international community. Russian government officials have denied any discrepancy and from media outlets, like The New York Times and the Financial Times, that have raised the possibility of a higher number of cases than reported., the health minister of Dagestan, coronavirus deaths there are more than 20 times the official count.Sign up for notifications from Insider! Stay up to date with what you want to know.Subscribe to push notificationsAn icon in the shape of a lightning bolt.Keep readingIt indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options.Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.

Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowGet a daily selection of our top stories based on your reading preferences.Something is loading.A new report has found at least 186 healthcare workers have died from COVID-19 in Russia, making it proportionally one of the worst-hit medical sectors in the world, if official figures are accurate.The was posted on May 19 by Mediazona, an online news outlet that covers human rights, legal...

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Russia medical workers are dying 16 times more often than in countries with comparable coronavirus outbreaks

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