Putin says Russia may need the army to help battle coronavirus

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President Vladimir Putin said on Monday Russia might need to call in the army to help tackle the coronavirus crisis and warned the contagion was getting worse after the number of confirmed cases rose by a record daily amount.
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“This reserve (of time) can melt quickly, it must not be spent thoughtlessly, it must be used in the most efficient way,” Putin told the officials in a televised meeting held by video link.
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“You need to use this experience, of course, and bear in mind that all these options, including the options of the defence ministry, if needed, can and should be involved here,” Putin said. - Reuters

Hmmm, it's imperative that Russia wastes no time dealing with the pandemic, but it's A-OKAY for Dotard to stick his thumb up his ass for 3 months!

[The Magistrate]

1. Putin Is Competent, Sir --- He Must Be Given That

The cheap thug who serves him as his stooge in the United States is competent only at licking Mr. Putin's boots.



"Defeat of a hated enemy is something to be for!!!"

[Skraxx]

2. Too Competent, if you ask me

n/t

[2naSalit]

3. Well stated, Sir!

[RockRaven]

4. Putin lied/ignored it for as long as he could, like Trump and others. And the people pay the price.

For a long time ALL of the identified cases reported to the WHO by Russia were people who travelled from abroad to Russia. That's not plausible for the following reason: at the same time thousands of people in Russia were being hospitalized for respiratory failure and pneumonia of unknown origin.

The fact is they didn't test or track, and now it's gotten so bad that Putin et al can't hide or ignore it or sufficiently control the narrative while persisting in doing so.

[dalton99a]

5. Putin is using China's playbook

[Initech]

6. Unless he's using said army to develop vaccines, that's wishful thinking.

Vaccines and drug treatments kill viruses, not armies