'Slowing Its Spread': Russia's Putin Conveys Cautious COVID-19 Optimism

Russian President Vladimir Putin says the country is making progress in its coronavirus battle — even as the number of Russians infected continues to rise.

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a video conference meeting on the COVID-19 situation on Monday.Alexey Druzhinin/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images

"On the whole we're managing the first issue in the fight against the epidemic — slowing its spread," Putin said on Monday in a televised conference with his coronavirus task force of ministers and health experts.The message — at times comforting and dire — seemed at pace with the latest official statistics.

"We see that self-isolation measures are effective," said Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko in an interview with the state Rossiya 24 channel on Monday. NPR interviewed hospital doctors treating COVID-19 patients in Moscow over the weekend. They largely confirmed that picture, though several warned a renewed spike in patient numbers could still overwhelm city hospitals.Attention is increasingly shifting to towns and cities in Russia's far-flung regions, where officials admit — and Russians well know — the quality of hospitals, personnel, equipment and testing are much more patchwork.

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