Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova commented on Facebook Bloomberg material about the coronavirus in Russia, which says that Russia allegedly incorrectly counts the number of victims of COVID-19.
The title of the article, by the way, reads as Experts Question Why Coronavirus Hasn’t Killed More Russians.
As Maria Zakharova stressed, a disinformation campaign was launched against Moscow.
"And today NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg clearly set its direction: "Russia and China in the context of the coronavirus pandemic are spreading large amounts of disinformation, thus seeking to change the world order, "wrote, in particular, the official representative of the Russian foreign Ministry, adding that the world order, in which Bloomberg publishes articles with similar titles, "is not all right."
Earlier, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also commented on accusations against Russia from the European Union on misinformation about the coronavirus.
He stressed that the European countries have not presented a single fact confirming the EU's arguments. Earlier, the Financial Times also published an article with accusations of understating data on coronavirus victims in Russia.
In April, 692 people died from COVID-19 in Moscow and Saint Petersburg. However, the publication claims that 72% more people died in these cities last month than the average for the past five years. Similar material also appeared in the New York Times.
In response, Russian diplomats demanded these media to refute their articles. Further actions against the FT and NYT, as stated by Maria Zakharova, will depend on whether they comply with Moscow's request.
British and American media publications were also commented on by Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova, who stressed that the Russian authorities have never manipulated official statistics. The World Health Organization has confirmed that there is no deliberate underestimation of mortality from the coronavirus in the country.
According to the latest data, about 263 thousand cases of the coronavirus infection were registered in Russia, and 2418 people died.
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