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Tired cliches dominate Canadian coverage of COVID-19 response in Russia – Embassy

Toronto, July 7 (Sputnik) – The Canadian media are relying on tired clichés and dubious sources in its coverage of Russia’s COVID-19 pandemic response, the press office of the Russian Embassy in Canada told Sputnik.
Since the onset of the pandemic, Canadian media outlets have published dozens of articles on Russia’s COVID-19 response with caricaturish Cold War era-like headlines such as "As COVID-19 cases spike in Russia, the Kremlin struggles to respond" and "'This situation is very scary': Coronavirus is disrupting Vladimir Putin's Russia."
The articles alleging the underreporting of coronavirus cases and deaths, unsubstantiated reports of shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) and conspiracy theories have largely relied on dubious sources, including a self-proclaimed medical union, the embassy said.
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