The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus infection in Russia for the first time since the start of the pandemic exceeded one million, reported on Sunday, October 31. TASSbased on their own calculations of the data of the federal operational headquarters to combat the new infection. From 1 to 31 October, the headquarters reported 1,002,764 cases. This is 69.4% more than in the previous month and 127% more than in October 2020, the agency notes.
On Sunday, Russia again updated the maximum for coronavirus infection: the daily number of new infections reached almost 41 thousand. “Over a new night in Russia, there are 40 993 confirmed cases of coronavirus infection COVID-19 in 85 regions, including 3622 (8.8%) actively detected without clinical manifestations,” the operational headquarters for combating coronavirus infection said on October 31.
In Russia, the peak rates of coronavirus infection are being updated for the fourth time in a week. The day before, 40,251 cases were reported, with an increase in all regions of the country. Most of the infected were newly detected in Moscow (7603), St. Petersburg (3597) and the Moscow region (2737).
Mortality from covid is kept at more than one thousand people per day for the 13th day in a row. Over the past 24 hours, another 1,158 patients have died from the coronavirus – two fewer than the day before. In total, 8,513,790 infections have already been registered in Russia during the pandemic, including 238,538 with a lethal outcome.
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Infected and dead from COVID-19
On May 12, in terms of the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus infection, the Russian Federation ranked second in the world – more of them were detected only in the United States. At the same time, according to official data, mortality from COVID-19 in Russia is low. The mortality rate from a new infection in the country is 7.6 times lower than the world average, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Tatyana Golikova said on the same day.
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Coronavirus in Russia: figures, controversy and actions of the authorities
Doubts and controversies around numbers
The Financial Times and The New York Times questioned the official figures, writing that the number of coronavirus victims in Moscow and St. Petersburg could be 70% higher. The Moscow Department of Health has denied reports of the incorrectness of its calculations of mortality from COVID-19. And the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Zakharova, demanded refutation from the newspapers, which they refused to do, insisting that they were right.
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Coronavirus in Russia: figures, controversy and actions of the authorities
The beginning of Russia’s exit from quarantine
On May 11, President Putin announced that the period of non-working days announced 6 ago due to the epidemic in Russia has been terminated. The initial lifting of restrictions related to the coronavirus – the enterprises of industry, agriculture, energy began to work. However, the governors have a bad influence at the regional level.
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Coronavirus in Russia: figures, controversy and actions of the authorities
Helping people and businesses
Putin also announced measures to support the population and businesses affected by the lockdown. From June 1, a special loan program to support employment will be launched in the Russian Federation. It was also decided to completely write off taxes (except for VAT) and insurance premiums for the second quarter of this year for small and medium-sized businesses. And self-employed Russians will be refunded the taxes paid last year.
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Coronavirus in Russia: figures, controversy and actions of the authorities
Have you reached a plateau?
Apparently, the reason for the weakening of quarantine measures was the fact that the authorities of the Russian Federation came to the conclusion that the increase in the incidence of coronavirus in the country was stopped. This was announced on May 14 by the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova, noting that the growth rate of new cases of minor violations over 11 days. However, she stressed.
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Coronavirus in Russia: figures, controversy and actions of the authorities
Masks and gloves
In some regions of Russia, the so-called “mask mode” was introduced to counter the spread of coronavirus. Since May 12, wearing masks and gloves has become mandatory on public transport in Moscow and the Moscow region. The fine for not wearing a mask in the capital is about 5 thousand rubles.
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Coronavirus in Russia: figures, controversy and actions of the authorities
Antibody testing
On May 15, Moscow began testing the free city for antibodies to COVID-19. According to the mayor of the capital, Sobyanin, for testing according to the new method, the Moscow authorities installed automatic blood analyzers for antibodies using the ELISA method (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay). By the end of May, the total capacity of the city’s ELISA testing system should exceed 200 thousand analyzes per day.
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Coronavirus in Russia: figures, controversy and actions of the authorities
Cancellation of the Victory Parade and postponement of voting on the constitution
The coronavirus pandemic has strongly influenced the political agenda in the Russian Federation. The authorities were forced to cancel the already announced nationwide vote on amendments to the constitution (a new date has not yet been determined), and also to refuse to hold a parade in Moscow on May 9 in honor of the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War (only the air part took place). The parade is also promised to be held later.
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Coronavirus in Russia: figures, controversy and actions of the authorities
Infected with SARS-CoV-2 Russian politicians
As in the rest of the world, the coronavirus does not spare politicians in Russia either. On May 12, Dmitry Peskov, the presidential press secretary, announced that he was infected and is in the hospital. On April 30, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin reported that his test was positive and was hospitalized. And the Minister of Construction Vladimir Yakushev and the Minister of Culture Olga Lyubimova have already recovered and resumed their work.
Author: Vladimir Dorokhov
