A Coronavirus Mystery Explained: Moscow Has 1,700 Extra Deaths

MOSCOW -- Ever since the coronavirus took hold globally, researchers have been puzzled by Russia's mortality rate of only about 13 deaths per million, far below the world average of 36 in a country with an underfunded health system.With the arrival of data for April, however, the mystery appears to be clearing up.Data released by Moscow's city government Friday shows that the number of overall registered deaths in the Russian capital in April exceeded the five-year average for the same period by