An important precedent: Russian woman wins million-ruble lawsuit against hospital following her husband’s death from COVID-19

Lydia Medvedeva, who lives in Russia's Astrakhan region, successfully sued a district hospital for one million rubles ($14,300) over the death of her husband from COVID-19. On October 18, the Astrakhan Regional Court ruled that by belatedly testing Medvedeva's husband for the coronavirus, the hospital failed to provide him with adequate medical care. Medvedeva's husband died in June 2020, less than 10 days after he first visited the hospital complaining of a cough and chest pain. According to Lydia Medvedeva's lawyer, this isn't the first time a Russian court has ordered a hospital to pay compensation due to the death of a coronavirus patient. However, compensation amounts are typically much smaller. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/10/25/an-important-precedent