Russian Authorities Raise April’s Coronavirus Death Toll Amid Criticism

MOSCOW—Russian authorities revised the nation’s coronavirus dying tally upward by near to 50% for April, shifting to counting tips suggested by the Environment Well being Group amid scrutiny of its reduced described dying rate.

Russia’s data originally included only men and women who had examined optimistic for the pathogen, and for whom a postmortem assessment had proven that Covid-19 was the key induce of dying. On Friday, nevertheless, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova reported the tally would now include things like suspected Covid-19…