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Municipal workers clean an almost empty Red Square, with St. Basil's Cathedral, center, and Spasskaya Tower and the Kremlin Wall, at right, during light snowfall in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin followed up by ordering Muscovites to stay home starting Monday except for medical emergencies and runs to nearby shops. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Dmitry Kozlov)

Municipal workers clean an almost empty Red Square, with St. Basil's Cathedral, center, and Spasskaya Tower and the Kremlin Wall, at right, during light snowfall in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin followed up by ordering Muscovites to stay home starting Monday except for medical emergencies and runs to nearby shops. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with…

April 1, 2020

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Fake news or the truth? Russia cracks down on virus postings
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Fake news or the truth? Russia cracks down on virus postings

MOSCOW (AP) — Two weeks ago, an opposition-leaning radio station in Russia interviewed political analyst Valery Solovei, who alleged the government was lying when it said no one had died in the country from the coronavirus.