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In summer, Russian politicians declared 'victory' over Covid but the infection rate is now surging again and this time the poorer provinces are being hit the hardest. Whilst wealthy, well-resourced Moscow is opening vast, temporary hospitals to cope - and betting on the Russian vaccine as a way out of this crisis - healthcare workers in other regions are becoming overwhelmed by the spike in Covid cases - and the system is buckling. Sarah Rainsford reports.