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Moscow will report 57% greater deaths for the month of May than in the three previous years, a leading Russian radio station has reported, indicating that the city’s coronavirus death toll for the month may be three times higher than official tallies for the month, writes Andrew Roth, in the Russian capital.
According to preliminary data, Moscow may have 5,700 “excess deaths” for the month of May, while the city has reported around 1,800 coronavirus deaths for the month.
Two of Britain’s most influential conductors, Sir Simon Rattle and Sir Mark Elder, have warned of a “devastated landscape” after the pandemic in which orchestras may not survive, writes Mark Brown, the Guardian’s arts correspondent.
Rattle and Elder said musicians in the UK felt “out in the wilderness” and called for more clarity from the government of when and how they can return to playing.
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