Russia and its leader Vladimir Putin are facing an unprecedented challenge as the coronavirus outbreak accelerates in the country, the Kremlin's spokesman told CNBC.
Russia was accused of reacting late to the coronavirus pandemic.Russia's President Vladimir Putin during a video conference meeting on the COVID-19 coronavirus situation in Russia, at Novo-Ogaryovo residence.Russia and its leader President Vladimir Putin are facing an unprecedented challenge as the coronavirus outbreak accelerates in the country, the Kremlin's spokesman told CNBC.
"For him it's a challenge because we know that besides the danger for human life and health, this pandemic crisis will open the gates for a huge economic crisis in the world and this will be another challenge," Peskov added. But the number of new confirmed cases of the virus is accelerating rapidly in Russia. On Sunday, the country of around 146 million people saw its largest daily rise in new confirmed cases, with over 6,060. Then on Monday, it reported 4,268 cases, prompting hopes of a slowdown, before the figures surged again on Tuesday, with a rise of 5,642 cases, according to data from Russia's crisis response center..
"Now ... the daily rise in figures is quite significant unfortunately, but it's not a rise that would jeopardize the health-care system," Peskov insisted, adding that Russia believes it will see a peak in infections in the coming months and is looking for the number of new infections to level-off in mid-May.Russia has sent cargoes of medical aid and equipment to the U.S. and Italy, as those countries have struggled to cope with their coronavirus outbreaks.
"In fact, when Putin heard that some states in the U.S. faced a very, very tough situation with ventilators and other materials, his first decision was to send some help," he said.
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