The WHO has declared the Omicron strain a threat. Actual about the pandemic on November 27

WHO sounds the alarm in connection with the spread of a new strain of CORONAVIRUS from South Africa, RUSSIA will restrict entry from nine countries, the number of people infected with covid-19in the country for the day again began to decline. Relevant about the pandemic - in the RBC review November 27, 12:02 Moscow time Coronavirus Russia Moscow World +33946 (per day) 9.5 million Infected 0 +1239 (per day) 271.5 thousand Died +3430 (per day) 1, 9 million Infected 0 +96 (per day) 33.9 thousand Died +599925 (per day) 260.6 million Infected 0 +7367 (per day) 5.2 million Died Source: JHU,

Situation in Russia

The country revealed 33,946 new cases of COVID-19 per day, the operational headquarters said. The total number of infected exceeded 9.5 million, 8.2 million people recovered. More than 271.5 thousand people have died. Over the past day, 1239 people have died from coronavirus.

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A new strain of coronavirus "omicron" from South Africa is spreading around the world, which has already caused concern to the World HEALTH Organization. Against the backdrop of the emergence of a new option, Russia will restrict entry from nine countries - South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Madagascar, Tanzania and Eswatini, as well as from Hong Kong. The restriction will also apply to those foreigners who have been there for the last ten days. The operational headquarters reported that cases of infection with the omicron strain in Russia have not yet been identified. it assured that Russian screening tests are able to detect this mutation. It is possible to adapt the Sputnik V vaccine to a new strain, if such a need arises, the HEAD of the Center named after RBC told RBC. Gamalei Alexander Gintsburg. According to him,

The State Duma proposed giving days off not only after vaccination, but also after revaccination.

The rate of spread of coronavirus in Russia 22 November Weekly growth rate of new cases, %. Week to week comparison.
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Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova named the leading regions with the level of collective immunity above 70%. These are Sevastopol, Chukotka, Tyva, the Moscow region and Moscow, Karelia.

How the number of deaths from Covid-19 in Russia is changing November 27 Daily data from the operational headquarters Created with Highcharts 8.2.2RussiaMoscowSt.
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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.

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The situation in the world

According to WHO, the number of people infected with coronavirus in the world has exceeded 259.5 million people, of which more than 5.1 million have died.

The United States remains the leader in the number of confirmed cases , where more than 47.8 million infected have been identified. India is in second place (more than 34.5 million), Brazil is third (more than 22 million), the UK is fourth (more than 10 million), and Russia is fifth. Over 8.6 million cases of COVID-19 have been registered in Turkey, more than 7.2 million in France.

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WHO has declared a threat to a new strain of coronavirus "omicron", first identified in South Africa. After a whole series, this strain can affect the body's protein content. The problem is that existing vaccines may not be as effective with this change, the WHO has warned. At the same time, PCR tests are still able to detect a new strain. Cases of omicron infection have already been identified in Israel, Belgium and the Netherlands. All of them are imported. Amid the spread of the new strain, European countries began to ban entry from South Africa. In particular, the restrictions were tightened by France and Germany.

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