Situation in Russia
The country revealed 36,446 new cases of covid-19 per day, the operational headquarters said. The total number of infected is more than 8.3 million. In total, more than 7.2 million people recovered, more than 232 thousand died. 1,106 deaths were recorded per day.
How the number of new cases of Covid-19 infection in Russia is changing Source: federal and regional headquarters for combating coronavirus Data for Russia i For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic in Russia, more than 1,100 people died from coronavirus infection in a day. In Sevastopol, free beds in hospitals have almost run out, the authorities have activated the last reserve, but the healthcare system is already working “beyond” its capabilities, Governor Mikhail Razvozhaev said. The governor of the Tyumen region announced a complete lockdown in the region during non-working days. Only enterprises of a continuous cycle and critical infrastructure will work. The new mutation of the AY.4.2 coronavirus, which was recently discovered in Moscow and the Moscow region, is a more infectious version of the delta strain, and soon this variant will replace the usual delta, DIRECTOR of the Center for the Global Virological Network, WHO adviser, professor at George Washington University Konstantin Chumakov told RBC.
The HEAD of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, said that medicine in Crimea is under stress due to the large number of ambulance calls, and instructed to increase the number of crews. it is not yet known exactly what level of antibodies can provide protection against coronavirus, said the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova. “There is still no answer as to which antibody level, measured differently, is protective and which antibody level is diagnostic,” she said.
How non-working days will pass in different regions of Russia. Main Society In the Kaliningrad region, non-working days due to the coronavirus pandemic are introduced from October 28 to November 7. During this period, a number of additional epidemic restrictions will operate throughout the region, the regional government said.
How the number of deaths from Covid-19 in Russia is changing Daily data from the operational headquarters Source: federal and regional emergency headquarters for combating coronavirus Data for Russia i
The Ministry of HEALTH approved the form of a certificate of vaccination against COVID-19, the order comes into force on November 8. Certificates that Russians received before this date will be automatically reissued on the Gosuslugi portal until March 1, 2022.
Herd immunity in Russia has not yet worked due to low vaccination rates and the variability of the virus, says Ancha Baranova, professor at the School of Systems Biology at George Mason University (Virginia, USA).
Russian laboratories offer several options for testing antibodies to the COVID-19 pathogen. Which one to choose, in what cases what is needed and why it is not necessary to compare tests from different laboratories, read in the RBC material.
The rate of spread of coronavirus in Russia 25 October Weekly growth rate of new cases, %. Week to week comparison.
Spread of coronavirus Covid-19 in the regions of Russia Number of confirmed cases of infection <25,000 0 <50,000 0 <75,000 0 <250,000 0 from 250,000 0 Source: Federal and regional headquarters for combating the virus Data for Russia i
The situation in the world
According to WHO, the number of people infected with coronavirus in the world has exceeded 243.2 million, of which more than 4.9 million have died.
The United States remains the leader in the number of confirmed cases, with more than 44.9 million infected. India is in second place (more than 34.1 million), Brazil is in third (more than 21.6 million), the United Kingdom is in fourth (more than 8.7 million), and Russia is in fifth . More than 7.8 million cases of COVID-19 have been registered in Turkey, more than 6.9 million in France.Children as young as three will begin receiving COVID-19 vaccines in CHINA, and local authorities in five Chinese provinces have issued notices advising that children between the ages of 3 and 11 will need to be vaccinated.
Starting November 8, adult foreigners wishing to enter the United States will be required to provide evidence at the time of entry that they have completed a full course of vaccination. All travelers over the age of two, regardless of vaccination status, must also carry a negative COVID-19 test result taken three days prior to arrival in the US. The Joe Biden administration is moving away from a policy based on lists of countries by risk, and is moving towards evaluating the vaccination of individual travelers, regardless of the country from which they came.
Spread of coronavirus Covid-19 in the world Number of confirmed cases of infection <1000 0 <100,000 0 <1,000,000 0 <10,000,000 0 from 10,000,000 0 Source: JHU World data i