[ConsiderCrying]

Not sure why this got downvoted, it's not like the person is endorsing Russia's decision. I'm highly skeptical a country that refused to go on lockdown and underreported cases would make a safe vaccine faster than the rest of the world.

[DenisM]

> country that refused to go on lockdown

What? Moscow lockdowns were some of the harshest outside East Asia.

[orwin]

I think grandparent meant "refused to go on lockdown on time". I have contacts in khazan ( not sure if orthographied correctly), the harsh lockdowns were due to a miscomprehension of the word "exponential growth" and overused hospitals.

[c6401]

>refused to go on lockdown on time Not sure if there was a definitive understanding when it was on time. As far as I remember, lockdown in Moscow started on March 23.