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Russia.Moscow. Hostel Evgenii just moved into the shelter from a social adaptation centre where they said the could only sleep sitting on chairs. Evgenii was robbed just before the quarantine started. He is waiting until quarantine is over so he can become new documents to be able to return to St.Petersburg where his mother lives. In Moscow he used to work in wood manufactory but lost the work as lockdown started. He broke his leg 6 moths ago and his leg won’t heal.
RUS. Russia. Moscow. In the tent of the Orthodox service “Mercy”, homeless people eat every day. Before, 100-150 people a day came. With the onset of a pandemic, 300-400 people a day come. Many charitable organizations supporting the homeless are faced with the disapproval of authorities when quarantine begins. Policemen chase the crowds of homeless people infront of food carts, explaining this with security measures. Doctors say homeless people get pneumonia more often.
RUS. Russia. Moscow. Vysoko-Petrovsky Monastery. 2020. Orthodox priests in central Moscow have begun nightly processions on the territory of their monastery in an effort to combat the coronavirus with prayer. The priest sparkels the territory of the monastery with holy water
RUS. Russia. Moscow. In the tents of the charity “Miloserdi” who feed homeless people every day. Usually they feed around 50 people a day. Since the outbreak started already more than 100 people came to eat at Miloserdi. Many other charities were closed by the government as the pandemic hit Moscow. Doctors notice a rise of pneumonia cases among homeless people.
Tver.Russia While Easter procession were held behind closed doors in Moscow officially they still took place outside of Moscow. The doctors of the 52nd hospital reported about a lot of hospitalized priest with pneumonia soon after the most important Russian Orthodox holiday.
Moscow. Red Square The parade of 75th anniversary of Victory Day has been cancelled. Only a flight show took place. Some curious visitors broke quarantine. But mostly only journalists were present.
Russia.Moscow.Hospital 52nd Doctors and nurses congratulate patients on Victory Day. The departments contain 21 war veterans and more than 100 “children of war”
Russia.Moscow.Hospital 52nd Young patient is being intubated.
Russia.Moscow.Hospital 52nd Recovering patient
Russia.Moscow.Hospital 52nd Nurse with flowers for war veterans on 9th of May
Russia.Moscow.Hospital 52nd Patient with COVID-19 in intensive care.
Russia.Moscow.Hospital 52nd Nurse Margarita Sokolova after 24h shift in the Red Zone
Russia.Moscow.Hospital 52nd Head of the Department of Audiology Pavel Azarov
Russia.Moscow.Red Square Федулов Коля, Николай медбрат
Russia.Moscow.Hospital 52nd Nurse Julia Korotkikh after 24h shift in the Red Zone
Russia.Moscow.Hospital N 15. The former swimming pool got turned into a canteen.
Russia.Moscow.Hospital 52nd Patient with flowers on 9th of May.
Stanislav, a surgeon waits until the patient is delivered from the reanimation so he and his colleagues can start the surgery for EKMO.
RUS. Russia. Moscow. In the flat of Ludmilla Alexandrovna. Sister Natalia Georgivna comes to her three times a week when her son is at work for 48 hours and not able to look after her. Natalia works for the Russian orthodox charity Miloserdi as a patronage. She cares for the old and sick who otherwise wouldn’t get any help. Most of the nurses of Miloserdi are over 65. As the outbreak started they are not allowed to work anymore. Natalia says she gets every week more and more new patients who she needs to care for because otherwise they would be totally alone.
