What “omicron” threatens Russia. Current about coronavirus on January 23 – RBC
omicron will not be released due to the pandemic when the trials begin. The most relevant about the pandemic – in the review of RBC
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Source: JHU, Federal and Virus Control Headquarters
Situation in Russia
57,212 new cases of COVID-19 were detected in the country per day; Of the previously ill, 681 people died. The total number of infected exceeded 11 million, 10 million people recovered. Died, according to the operational headquarters, more than 325 thousand people.
How the number of new cases of Covid-19 infection is changing in Russia
Source: Federal and dealing with the operational headquarters for the fight against coronavirus
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Vladimir Chulanov, chief freelance infectious disease specialist of the Ministry of Health, told in an interview with RBC whether it is fair to consider Omicron a mild strain, what are the chances of vaccinated people getting infected with it, and whether this will be the “final virus”, after which the pandemic ends.
Chulanov – RBC: It is naive to think that the evolution of COVID stops on the omicron
- “Omicron” is not a way out of the pandemic, as its spread includes the chances of a new mutation that will become resistant to vaccines, announced the head of the Center. Gamalei Alexander Gintsburg. This did not happen, it is necessary to vaccinate 75-80% of the Russian population with Sputnik V, he explained.
- Clinical trials of the Sputnik nasal vaccine will begin on the ground. 20-30 volunteers have already been recruited, during the first two months it is planned to attract up to 300 volunteers.
Vaccination in the regions of Russia
Number of vaccine doses administered per 100 people in the region*
first dose second dose
Sources: operational headquarters for combating coronavirus, Rosstat, RBC calculations
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- In Moscow, a record for infection for the entire time of the pandemic was recorded – 16,094 new cases of COVID infection per day. Historical infections were also detected in St. Petersburg – 8,451 and in other regions. Over the past day in Russia, 9,902 people were hospitalized with coronavirus.
- The government has expanded its plan for additional measures to combat the omicron strain of the future. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin instructed to check the quality of medical care for citizens with COVID-19 and the reasonableness of the cost of PCR tests and ordered to work out the issue of staffing the hotline operations.
How the number of deaths from Covid-19 is changing in Russia
Daily data of the operational headquarters
Source: Federal and dealing with the operational headquarters for the fight against coronavirus
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Russian laboratories have returned several variants of tests for antibodies to the COVID-19 pathogen. It is worth choosing in which cases this happens and why you do not have to solve any tests from different laboratories – read in the RBC material.
The spread of severe Covid-19 in the regions of Russia
Number of confirmed infections
Source: Federal and operational headquarters for the fight against the virus
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The situation in the world
By data WHO, the number of people infected with coronavirus exceeded 340.5 million people, of which more than 5.5 million died.
- The leader in the number of confirmed cases in the United States identified more than 68.1 million infections. India is in second place (over 38.5 million), Brazil is in third (23.4 million), the United Kingdom is in fourth (over 15.6 million), and France is in fifth (over 15.2 million).
- Russian tourists who travel to Cuba on package tours no longer need to present vaccination certificates or a negative PCR test result. They will also not be tested when checking into a hotel and for a long stay.
- Hungary expects to reach an agreement with Russia as soon as possible on the production of the Sputnik V vaccine at its enterprises, said Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó.
- From March 1, Cyprus will allow those vaccinated with the Russian vaccine from the patient Sputnik V to enter the country without a PCR test.
- In Brazil, the people’s authorities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo have postponed the carnival parade of the samba school from February to April due to the spread of the omicron strain of coronavirus.
The spread of coronavirus Covid-19 in the world
Number of confirmed infections
Source: JHU
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