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In Karelia and Nizhny Novgorod, parents are complaining about food packages given to their children in lockdown to replace school lunches. They say they are getting expired food and rotten potatoes.
Three Moscow doctors told Current Time about their experiences with COVID-19, describing how quickly patients can deteriorate and how testing is not always working.
Authorities in Russia's North Caucasus region of North Ossetia have arrested opera singer Vadim Cheldiyev for initiating anti-government rallies.
Small businesses in Russia say promised measures to cushion the blow of the coronavirus lockdown have not been delivered. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicted on April 14 that the Russian economy would shrink by more than 5 percent this year, which many economists say could put millions out of work.
Ambulances have been forced to line up and wait for hours outside Moscow hospitals overwhelmed by the influx of suspected coronavirus patients. As Russia recorded its highest daily increase of patients, President Vladimir Putin conceded that the situation was getting worse every day.
Doctors and nurses treating patients with COVID-19 are enduring brutally long hours, the emotional toll of mounting deaths, and the fear of becoming sick themselves.
Garlic and lemon prices have tripled amid shortages in markets in Tajikistan. The rise is reportedly due to a belief among some that they offer protection against the coronavirus. Medical experts say they offer no defense, while the World Health Organization says it's not just fighting a pandemic, but also "an infodemic of misinformation."
Across former Soviet countries, lockdowns due to the coronavirus are hitting the poor hardest. The many workers in the gray areas of the economies have been left destitute and even homeless, while some charities that might provide help are closing down.
Tightrope walking has been a tradition in the Yusupov family of Uzbekistan for almost a century. Children are taught to walk the wire before they even reach the age of 2, with younger performers paid more to perform.
A gas explosion destroyed several floors of a residential block located in the city of Orekhovo-Zuyevo, some 85 kilometers east of Moscow, on April 4. (Current Time)
Caretakers of public cemeteries in Dnipro, a city in southeastern Ukraine, have been ordered to dig 600 graves for potential coronavirus victims. Undertakers could be seen working on April 3. (Current Time)
Kyrgyz migrant workers stranded at an airport in the Russian city of Novosibirsk resorted to desperate measures to highlight their struggle to get back home. About 200 Kyrgyz citizens had been camped out at Tolmachevo Airport since March 27, when both Kyrgyzstan and Russia canceled international flights in a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Some of them went on a hunger strike after being forced to sleep on hard floors and seating.
Authorities in Turkmenistan have yet to admit there are any cases of the coronavirus in the country. Now, officials are making sure the word doesn't appear in print or casual conversations either.
How do people stay safe, strong, and sane during the prolonged isolation imposed by the coronavirus pandemic? A Tajik opera performer in Italy entertains by singing from his balcony. A Tajik marathon runner keeps fit by running back and forth on his tiny terrace in Austria. And a Russian ballet dancer, also in Austria, talks about training at home.
There were still some vehicles and pedestrians on the streets of Moscow after a lockdown came into effect on March 30 to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The city's 12 million residents are only allowed to leave their homes to buy food or medicines, get urgent medical treatment, walk the dog, or take out the trash.
After the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv closed its subway system due to the coronavirus, a service matching drivers with people who need a lift began to flourish -- apparently contradicting social distancing measures. Elsewhere in the city, other innovative means of dealing with the new situation of living in lockdown were also emerging.
A massive construction effort is under way in Golokhvastovo, 50 kilometers southwest of Moscow, to build a hospital for the treatment of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. The site is expected to have 500 patient beds and separate dormitories to house a staff of 1,000. City officials say the hospital could open its doors within a month.
There were overcrowded buses and furious commuters in the Ukrainian capital after a decision to close down the city's subway network.
Dozens of people holding single-person pickets near the Moscow headquarters of Russia’s Federal Security Service have been detained by Moscow police, including a prominent human rights activist.
Over his many years in power, Russian President Vladimir Putin repeatedly denied that he would change the constitution so that he could remain in office longer – but now he says it’s OK. Here’s a look back at his previous statements that are at odds with what he is saying now.
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