Can We Trust Russia’s Low Coronavirus Infection Rate?

MOSCOW – The fight against coronavirus has stopped performances by the world famous Bolshoi Theater company, something that even World War II couldn’t do. It’s part of Russia’s efforts to contain an outbreak which President Putin claims as “a whole is under control.” For weeks, Russia only reported a handful of infections. Then on Monday, that number went from 63 to 93. The next day it was 114, and the day after 147. The government jumped into action— closing the border to foreigners, banning gatherin